Re: Selling flowers (was Transplanting ?)
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- Subject: Re: Selling flowers (was Transplanting ?)
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Feb 1997 10:20:42 -0700 (MST)
Nicki Shay wrote:
>
> Thank you Kathy for sharing information. It helps to give me an idea of
> a fair price to charge for a stem of bearded iris. Perhaps this is a
> silly question to you and the rest on the list, but I am wondering if
> bearded iris can be grown in a large pot inside of an unheated green
> house. Will they prosper and bloom? I had never thought of that before
> - but since our weather is something else to deal with - rain, rain and
> more rain, and rot that follows, I thought maybe the special ones could
> be protected and grown in the covered area.
>
I think the only question is how long do you want to go before
replanting and how big a pot do you have? TB root structure is not
particularily deep but does get wide. I have some pots that are 2'
across and 10-12" deep that I am going to use for moveable clumps.
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.
