Re: Is there an Iris Heaven
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- Subject: Re: Is there an Iris Heaven
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 09:39:49 -0700 (MST)
Dana Brown wrote:
>
> We are supposed to average 17" of rainfall here in Lubbock but I don't
> remember the last year that really happened. I can not imagine growing
> iris on 8. Which types of iris do best for you? How is your ground
> water?
Here in (this part of) Californis, we may, I repeat may, get significant
rain in the winter, but we rarely get any from April to October. That
means we irrigate, or in my case drip water. Has the advantage of
controlling when and how much the iris get and significantly helps
controlling rot.
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John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
