Re: Companions, Manure, Rot, Wasting, Water loving Iris

dennis
>What makes a good companion for TBIris? Does the Iris think my 
>daylilies, bulbs, and annuals are just weeds? Just how close in inches is 
>"anywhere around"? 
as clarence says, the most common TB companions seem to be summer weeds and
annual grasses.  i speak only from my limited experience and what i hear and
read - keep the rhizome open to sunlight and open enough around the plant for
good air circulation.  so if the next thing is closely mowed grass, 6 inches.

>> for me. hot dry may is not good
>Does this hold true even with irrigation? What does it mean "not good 
>for them"?  Wouldn't dry weather clobber the rot?
we average 50+ inches of rain, 100% humidity; May (peak tall iris bloom) is
the dryest month, often windy, usually humid.  as it warms up, rot and spot
take over. my gravel pile doesn't hold water - i don't irrigate.

>Is there a problem with manure, other than weed seeds specific to 
>TBs? Is it only fresh manure that causes the problem?
I am not your best source of information on this one - if no one else
answers, ask again.

>What is wasting disease? Is it actually a disease or a climatic 
>condition the iris doesn't like?
beats me - i think we made the name up on this llist server -

>.. geese overflow collects. It is always moist even in 
>the summer. If I now added organic matter to this area would water 
>loving iris grow here? During the summer we have many days with 
>triple digit temperatures and single digit humidity. Would the water 
>lovers handle that if their feet were constantly moist?
can't help with this.

hope this helps some -  always stop and talk to neighbors with iris.  find
out what works for them.  climate as well as soil make a huge difference in
what works (water, fertilizer, mulch, diseases etcetc)

linda m e.tenn.
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