Re: Re: CULT: Transpiration and rot


>So there might be two
>strikes against the iris plant in soggy soil with its leaves chewed off
>- no 'pump' to remove water from the soil immediately around the roots
>and no ability to fix carbon to make repairs to damaged tissues.

Makes perfect sense to me.  Now I just have to figure out how to keep the 
deer off the irises in early spring.  Hmm.

Laurie


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http://www.geocities.com/lfandjg/
zone 3b northern MN - clay soil


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