Re: CULT: Weed Control

From: HIPSource@aol.com

In a message dated 1/19/00 11:31:54 AM Eastern Standard Time, BILLS@hsc.edu 
writes:

<<  Rick uses this method in California but I have found it equally effective 
in Virginia.  Following solarization, careful hand-control of weeds keeps 
them out. One avoids the use of dangerous herbicides. >>

I'm happy to hear that this method has been found effective in Central 
Virginia. The  Local Coorperative Extension office indicated to me they 
thought it would not be substantially effective in this part of the state. 
Since Mr. Hartpence is even further north in New Jersey, I did not mention 
it. 

Because of the length of time necessary to effectively solarize an existing 
iris bed, certainly no less than six weeks at the peak of hot weather and 
proably more in less than optimum circumstances (I believe Tasco in 
California leaves his ground under solarizing wraps for several months) it 
may be advisable to pot the newly dug rhizomes up until they can be 
reintroduced to the bed. See the Archives for endorsements and practicalities 
of potting up rhizomes when planting is delayed. Bearded irises can be held 
out of the ground for weeks or even months and survive, but they are not the 
better for it, and they will dessicate at a rapid rate at high summer. 

Anner Whitehead
HIPSource@aol.com

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