Re: CULT: survival of potted rz thru winter

Dorothy,

Thanks for the zone 5 advice.  Everybody I've asked about this has come
to the same conclusion.  My next mission is to convince one of my
friends to allow me  me bury all of the pots if need be.  Transportation
should a tricky as well .  I figure I'll have to make at least 4 trips
with my trailer.  My wife thinks I'm crazy for getting so deep into this
but at the same time she's happy that I don't spend my free hours down
at the pub with my friends , she also like day lilies better :-)

Chris Darlington



IrisAcher@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 7/14/00 4:26:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> chris.darlington@sympatico.ca writes:
> 
> << There's always a possibility that these irises won't get into the ground
>  which leaves me feeling rather nervous.  Burying the pots or building a
>  cold frame and leaving them exposed to the elements is one option , the
>  other is to put them into the unheated shed in the back , but I'm unsure
>  about this option.  Any cold climate people out there that offer any
>  suggestions ?   >>
> 
> Chris, I vote for burying the pots in the ground.  I would try to fill in
> well around the sides, leaving no "dead air" space.  Once the ground freezes
> I'd put a loose mulch cover on top (evergreen boughs or the like).  I've seen
> the results of TBs in pots simply left out on open racks over winter here,
> and it was not pretty.  About a 10% survival rate.
> 
> Hopefully you will get them moved in time and it will be a moot point!
> 
> Dorothy Stiefel
> IrisAcher@aol.com
> Dryden, NY (Zone 5)
> 
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