Re: CULT: what if this were a drought?
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- Subject: Re: CULT: what if this were a drought?
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 22:11:07 -0600 (MDT)
Hi Celia!
You write (25 July 97):
> Which brings me to my question. This isn't a drought; but if it were,
would
> anyone water the bearded irises in his collection after, say, a month and
a
> half of high-90s without rain? We had a year like that, 1980 I believe it
> was. Did you folks break down and water your bearded friends then? (I am
> much too young to remember, of course.) I know the historics would
soldier
> through without any help from humankind and thank you very much. But what
> about the newer hybrids? How well would ALABASTER UNICORN, say, survive a
> real Dust Bowl drought with nary a drop to drink?
> Just curious.
Out here in the second driest state rainfall is very uncommon between
mid-June and mid-September (even the thunderstorms are usually *dry* - the
rain evaporates before it reaches the ground). I generally give the
established plantings of TBs and other bearded iris a good soak every 10 to
14 days and douse the Siberians (which are heavily mulched) often enough to
keep them from ever drying out completely.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@cache.net
