Re: CULT: iris haircuts

Nothing tested, only a guess:

Some weeds have more leaf area than others, and are more
likely to stop most of the raindrops from hitting the ground at
full speed.  If they still manage to have enough side openings
to let the wind through easily, these may be less likely to
cause such problems.

----- 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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