Planting too soon

At 01:11 AM 1/12/97 -0700, you wrote:

Rick asked, concerning arilbreds and humidity,
>:  Sharon, what are your thoughts here!

Sharon gave a very interesting reply which included the following:

>2.	Planting too soon.  Twenty years ago, I had about 10 to 20% survival of
>TBs and 80 to 90% survival of arilbreds planted from late July through late
>August.   I finally realized that the casualties were the imports from cooler
>gardens.  They had looked like they were ready to start their fall growth, but
>when subjected to our higher temperatures they were apparently fooled into
>postponing it and rotted instead.  ( "Rot" may not be the appropriate term.
The
>consistency is much like that of baked potatoes.)  Now I plant imports in pots
>and grow them in a sheltered location until it's cool enough to transfer
them to
>the garden. 

Julie asks,
Sharon, it appears that this section of your answer refers to TBs as well as
arilbreds.  Frankly, I don't try to grow arilbreds here in our humid
Southeast, although I like them.  But I am wondering about TBs.  Do you
think this would apply to us here in TN and other areas where we have hot
and humid summers?
Or are you referring to the intense heat and sun of New Mexico?  Would this
include replants from one's own garden and plants obtained from gardens of
similar climate, or are you referring only to iris from cooler areas than
one's own?  

  I thought that for this area, we are better off to try to plant early in
order for plants to get established before cold weather (our first hard
freeze is usually late Oct. or early Nov.)  I start planting in early July.
Am I mistaken in this?    Am I hurting my poor little iris?  Uh-oh, I feel a
brain cloud coming on.  Information overload.
Julie Allen  Sparta, TN zone 6
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