Re: CULT: Potting summer arrivals



On Sat, 19 Jul 1997, Nancy Jentzsch wrote:

> >Walter A. Moores wrote:
> >>
> >> There is no way a newly-set iris can survive
> >> the heat of a Texas summer.
> >>
> 
> 
> Here in Southern Colorado we have 100+ degree days mixed with 90+ days in
> July and August (and 90s into September). Last year I dug and divided and
> replanted 300 square feet of iris bed that is in full sun. I didn't lose
> any iris and more than half bloomed this spring. I do have a soaking system
> in the bed and watered about once a week for the first month. We also have
> a humidity that hovers around 15 to 20%.
> 
> I don't know how this is different than the climates that Sharon and Walter
> talked about (I've lived here since I was 4!). Do they get hotter?? Is the
> humidity a deciding factor?? Is the altitude here (4900 feet elevation) a
> factor??
> 
> 
> Nancy Jentzsch
> jentzsch@csn.net
> District Technology Resource Teacher
> Pueblo School District No. 60
> Pueblo, Colorado
> 
     As I said in an earlier post, it cools off at night in CA and CO and 
the ground cools as well.  In the D/FW area and in MS, our lows may be in 
the upper 70's, occasionally   low 80's.  In North Texas, the constant 20 
mph+ wind was a factor.  In MS it may be the hot soil and the humidity.

     Anyway, do whatever works for you.  If I could transplant in June, I 
would do it, and if you can then go for it.  Sharon and I were just
responding to conditions where we live.  I have several iris orders from
AZ, and both of them want me to wait until late Sept. or early Oct.

     Rick  used to have his Superstition Iris Gardens in AZ.  I am not
sure where.  If he lived near Phoenix or Tucson, I doubt that he would
plant in the open sun in July.  If he lived near Flagstaff, maybe he
could plant in July.  Only Rick can answer this question about planting
in AZ.

     Walter Moores
     Enid Lake, MS 7/8
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