Re: Re:TB Culture
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re:TB Culture
- From: I*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 15:18:52 EDT
In a message dated 7/13/02 2:20:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
thelockmans@tntie.com writes:
> When I went out to renovate a bed that has many iris in it. I found several:
> Native, Victoria Falls, Navaho Jewell, Strickly Ballroom, Sea of Joy, and
> others doing very well, have divided and am very happy with . Then in the
> middle of those are a couple others Mystique is one that I can remember
> just
> now that is much smaller and not blooming as well. very stunted looking.
> Also about 8 others (Spartan, Cin. Girl, Vanity, Skating Party and others)
> are on the end of the same bed and aren't doing well. Although they bloom.
>
I think that "one soil does NOT fit all." Up until 3 years ago I gardened
in sandy, rocky soil. Some TBs did very well and some languished. HONKY
TONK BLUES in particular, languished. MYSTIQUE did well. Now I am gardening
in heavy clay and HONKY TONK BLUES has done very well, making me understand
the plaudits I heard previously. MYSTIQUE is nearly gone, however, a victim
of recurrent soft rot.
I think it's hard to make everyone happy and it MAY be less frustrating to
find the irises that do well in your particular microenvironment.
Dorothy Stiefel
Dryden, NY Zone 5
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