RE: CULT: Alfalfa pellets and borers

Hi,
When you re work your iris beds do you use the 'recipe' that was in the last
ROOTS?

Thanks,

Char

New Berlin WI

HIPS Rhizome Sale Chairperson

DIS Secretary/Treasurer

Region 8 Newsletter Editor


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of Laurie
Frazer
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 8:27 AM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: Re: [iris] CULT: Alfalfa pellets and borers

On Jan 6, 2008, at 2:23 AM, Robin Shadlow wrote:

> I have been meaning to ask this for awhile.  It seems a little odd, 
> but the areas that I amended with alfalfa pellets have experienced far 
> greater problems with borers.  Figures since of course the areas I 
> done this in were where my best plants are planted.
>
>   I just wondered if anyone else has ever noticed this.

When I had borers, the heaviest infestations were around the perimeters 
of the iris beds, closest to the tall grass outside the beds.  I can't 
comment on borer attraction to alfalfa, since I amend all of my beds 
with alfalfa meal with I rework them.

I can report, though, that borer presence in my beds has all but 
disappeared since I've been applying Merit granules early every spring 
for the last 6 yrs or so.  In fact, I don't think I've seen more than 
one or two borer-ravaged rzs in my beds in the last 6 yrs.  I am 
Merit's biggest fan!

Laurie

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