Re: Nonbloom
- Subject: Re: Nonbloom
- From: g* d* <d*@facstaff.wm.edu>
- Date: Sun, 18 Feb 96 08:18:29 MST
On Sun, 18 Feb 1996 LMann76543@aol.com wrote:
> and, if your soil is coarse textured (sand or gravel) and it rains a lot
> (which i guess it does where you are) you may need to fertilize more,
> including a dab of nitrogen. i had some of the best bloom ever in a bed of
> iris from local growers (therefore proven rot resistant ones!) where i
> mulched between the rows with fresh horse manure and shavings. (i bet that
> gets comment! - i do NOT recommend manure of any kind for tbs.) and
> generally, i don't get much bloom at all without fall fertilizing with
> 6-12-12, spring with bone meal.
Actually I have very heavy clay--and usually plenty of moisture from
rain, too. I actually did put some horse manure around this area as it
was unimproved fill when I put in my first plantings two years ago. I
never fertilized my iris at my other house and had a lot of bloom, but
never had Kentucky Derby planted there. Thanks for all your input!
Debbie Green
dxgree@facstaff.wm.edu
Williamsburg, VA
