RE: North, South, East or West?
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- Subject: RE: North, South, East or West?
- From: "* M* <I*@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 22:44:30 -0700 (MST)
John--here it doesn't seem to matter too much which direction the rhizome is
oriented, but we don't have much problem with rot. Most of my beds run
eastish to westish, and I orient the new rhizomes strictly to keep them facing
out toward the bed edge (who wants to fight with irises growing into each
other in the middle!); therefore, half of them grow towards the north and the
rest towards the south, and they seem equally happy. Barb, in Santa Fe,
where the wind runs westish to eastish.
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From: iris-l@rt66.com on behalf of John I Jones
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 1997 12:39 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: North, South, East or West?
Croftway@aol.com wrote:
>
> so that the rhizome is on the
> south side of the leaves to get maximum sun. The irises are planted in
blocks
Hmmmmm, I planted my iris pointing the other way thinking that the
growing end of things would like facing the sun. Any wisdom from those
more experienced than I. Does it make any difference. Maybe having the
rhizome towards the sun is better for anti-rot considerations.
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John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
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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.
