Re: Re:TB Culture
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re:TB Culture
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002 16:49:21 -0600
> From: IrisAcher@aol.com
>
> 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.
Dorothy,
The soil in my garden is neither sand nor clay. It is a well-drained,
somewhat stony silt loam that nevertheles has good moisture holding
capacity in the root zone. Neither HONKY TONK BLUES or MYSTIQUE has ever
done particularly well here, though many other TB irises (even DM winners)
do.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS Zone 7)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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