Re: CULT: iris haircuts

Hi,

What did you not get to spray your iris with to keep them looking nice and not getting brown spots.  Thanks for your help.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: judyhunt1@aol.com 
  To: iris-talk@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 2:20 PM
  Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: iris haircuts


  In a message dated 7/1/01 3:22:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
  donald@eastland.net writes:

  < I don't like it, but on several of my iris beds I'm giving them a pretty
  short haircut.>

  What a coincidence, Donald.  We have had terrible leaf spot this year, too.  
  We did not get the iris sprayed this spring and with all the wet weather 
  early in the growing season, our iris foliage looks terrible, especially in 
  the one bed where they are too close together to get good air circulation.  I 
  just finished trimming the foliage back on one bed and will work on the 
  others later today when they are in the shade.  I have done this a time or 
  two in the past without any noticeable harm.

  Rosalie, I agree with you regarding weeds or other vegetation surrounding the 
  iris.  We have some historics growing in a spot near the edge of the woods 
  (keep intending to move them to the "historic bed").  They are covered up in 
  weeds at the moment, and their foliage is clean.  I have noticed this several 
  times when the iris beds went unweeded for some time.  The leaf spot fungus 
  is in the soil, and water splashing onto the fans does contaminate them...at 
  least this is the theory that makes the most sense to me!  However, what I 
  said about air circulation seems to contradict the idea of other foliage 
  being a deterrent.  Anyone have an explanation? 

  BTW, I noticed that BREAKERS has very little leaf spot compared to other 
  cultivars in the same bed.  It must have some genetic resistance.  Has anyone 
  else noticed cultivars that seem to have this trait?

  Judy Hunt in Louisville, KY, Zone 6, enjoying this one day of delightful, 
  September-like weather.   



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