RE: Re: CULT: pH, rot
- Subject: RE: [iris] Re: CULT: pH, rot
- From: "FRANCELLE EDWARDS" F*@worldnet.att.net
- Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 19:38:38 -0700
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/iris/> (Web Archive)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Linda Mann
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 12:25 PM
To: iris- talk
Subject: [iris] Re: CULT: pH, rot
>I dunno Bill - since Erwinia is only able to grow under anaerobic
>conditions, which are not at all normal/widespread in well-drained
garden
>soil <except when saturated with water>, it seems more likely that
>presence/absence of pockets of anaerobic conditions would have an
>over-riding effect on Erwinia populations, given the wide range of pH
>under which Erwinia will grow.
Who said Erwinia is only able to grow under anaerobic conditions? He or
she should see my iris bed where the best composted, best drained, loose
soil has the most rot. Unfortunately, I believe the compost contained
some manure which I have found is the most certain way to get the stinky
rot.
Francelle Edwards, Glendale, AZ Zone 9
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