Re: Nonbloom
- Subject: Re: Nonbloom
- From: j*@emapnet.com (John Packard)
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 96 06:10:22 MST
Debbie wrote:
>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.
Thanks for the idea of bone meal as a spring fertilizer. I have always used
when I planted some non-acid loving plants and blubs but have never used as
a general fertilizer. I always relied on a 5-10-5 mix for most plants in
the spring and a 10-6-4 for acid loving plants.
On a similar vein, what is the proper Ph for TB's? Do have have to take
special care when I am liming the grass and other plants near my TB bed?
Thanks in advance for any help that you can give.
At the start of the North Fork of Long Island, NY Zone 6.
John Packard High School Teacher
Calverton, NY Social Studies
jpackard@emapnet.com
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