Re: OT-BIO Ruth Jalbert

In a message dated 7/13/00 5:42:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time, flaggerj@aol.com 
writes:

<< Hello Friends>>

Hello, Ruth!

Delightful to meet you! Welcome to the group. 

 << I'm a new subscriber from Northern Massachusetts. Listed as a zone 5, I 
 think I'm really a 4. (one gardeners hint told me to pick tomatoes and I 
only 
 had flowers on my Early Girl)>>

My Early Girls are in full glory here in Richmond, Virginia (USDA Zone 7), 
although I think they are coming down with blight. I started some more seeds. 
Might get another batch to bear before frost. 

<>

Probably not. What you need for bearded irises is plenty of sun, superior 
drainage, adequate water and not a whole lot of nitrogen. If you think that 
area could use some amending, you can add compost, and maybe a handful of 
lime or so if your dirt runs on the acid side. It would be a good time to get 
a soil test done, too.

<<There is one lone  iris that has snuck through the fence from my neighbors 
yard in the bed.>>

It wants to be your iris, Ruth. 

<< I am also preparing another bed by moving some peonies that are not happy 
with a full sun and want to plant iris there from a bed that is getting way 
too 
much shade. Am I asking for trouble?  >>

Not with the irises, if full sun is what you are worried about, but this is a 
terrible time to move peonies. Please be sure you leave a lot of soil on the 
roots and move them quickly and water them in very thoroughly. 

Please ask anything you need to. We are are always happy to  help!

Anner, in Virginia
ChatOWhitehall@aol.com

 

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