RE: Re:CULT: Leaf Spot

Hi Char,
You addressed your comment to Neil but I will respond too.  I did not think
about the possible spread with the cutting tool.  I did cut everything that
was affected and I did not treat the cutting tool between each cutting.

The Iris did come back in fine health and maybe I was lucky.

Who knows!  Thanks for the insight and I will certainly follow your
suggestion if I find I must cut down the Iris again.
Thanks, Char, New Berlin, WI 

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of Char
Randall
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 12:22 PM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: Re: [iris] Re:CULT: Leaf Spot

Neil, Before you cut, I would ask you to consider that unless you sterilize
your scissors between each and every cut, you may spread ANY diseases you
may have throughout your entire "treated" garden.  I would favor other
treatment including the dormant oil and fungicides or burning or total
removal of diseased plants along with better soil health before I would the
cutting and possible spread of diseased tissue over a large area. Thoughts?

Regards,
Char Randall in Idaho

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Neil A Mogensen" <neilm@charter.net>
To: "Iris-talk" <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 9:48 PM
Subject: [iris] Re:CULT: Leaf Spot


> Anner, I find what you, Donald and Char Holte have said about cropping the
> foliage back, >

My
> available alternative is scissors and discard of the diseased foliage.

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