Re: HYB:CULT: Moving day
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: Re: HYB:CULT: Moving day
  • From: a*@aol.com
  • Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 13:56:41 -0500
<Oh, and isn't there a Lexington KY area iris club?>>

The Blue Grass Iris Society.

Anette Milch is President.  She's on this list.  tmilchh@aol.com



<<Any thoughts?>>

In 1986 I moved my entire iris garden on March 19 while it snowed.  Still had
bloom that spring and made my first 17 successful crosses.

We dug a trench in the new garden first and then lifted the irises in clumps
with a good portion of dirt connected.  The dirt was a bit soggy so it stuck
well.  We lined the irises up in the bed of the pickup front to back.  I
believe it took 6 trips.  The clumps fit right into the trench.

With a longer trip, I'd probably try layering the clumps.

Betty W
KY Zone 6




-----Original Message-----
From: christian foster <flatnflashy@yahoo.com>
To: iris@hort.net
Sent: Wed, Feb 3, 2010 12:21 pm
Subject: [iris] HYB:CULT: Moving day


Hey gang,
Thanks for all your positive comments about my last post.
My husband and I are relocating... the house this week, and the farm sometime
in
he next six months.  We are moving roughly one gardening zone north.
When I should move the irises?  Is it possible to move them before bloom
season
May, in this zone anyway) and still be able to make crosses.
The last year has been fairly wet, so the bed is practically oatmeal right
now.
n the other hand, the rhizomes may be larger and easier to find.
Any thoughts?
Oh, and isn't there a Lexington KY area iris club?
Christain
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