Re: Re: OT:Companion plants
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: OT:Companion plants
- From: J* C*
- Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2001 15:30:40 -0500
Carryl,
Email me privately please.
Jim Clark in Mo.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carryl M. Meyer" <carrylm@bigsky.net>
To: "iris-talk" <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2001 2:35 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] Re: OT:Companion plants
> In one large Iris bed, there are rows of MDB,SDB,IB,BB,TB's--front to
> back--when the Iris quit blooming, I just plop down pots with Dahlias, or
> Petunias or Pansies--in among the Iris--and VOILA--lots more color in that
> bed.There are zillions of Crocus in the front, Tulips all around---,
> zillions of Snapdragons--and zillions of small Pansies and Johnny Jump-ups
> all through the bed, plus some Sweet William--and anything else the wind
> wants to blow in there--
> I used to plant Dahlias in among the Iris, but then when the Dahlias have
to
> be lifted--it really is bad to disturb the Iris--so use the pots
instead--
> I also have pots of Geraniums--and rotate the pots from the back to the
> front yard--so always have lots of color --and can change it whenever I
feel
> like it--very easily--
> Most of the pots are the black ones from Nurseries--about 2 gallon size
is
> great-- and when frost clobbers everything, I just dump the dirt on the
> veggie garden, wash and stack the pots for next year--
> when it is time to dig the Iris, out come the pots, and the ground is
> reworked and humus added, new Iris planted, pots replaced--and I never
have
> an empty bed--
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> Carryl in western Montana--where we are having wonderful weather for a
> couple days
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