Re: CULT?: TB: Problem??? HELP!

From: Rick Tasco/Roger Duncan <randrcv@sierratel.com>

Tammy King wrote:
> 
> From: Tammy King <tlking@ap.net>
> 
> First, I found a rhizome that at the base had been eaten(?) through and is
> very dark. Not soft, but looks like it has either been eaten through or
> rotted. Now, this is on the outermost fan, and only on one fan....any ideas?

Keep an eye on the other fans of this clump and let me know it starts
happening to them.  It could be that some insect or animal chewed on it
and then it began to rot a little.  However it could be the start of a
fungus and then you will have to take certain measures.  But one step at
a time.
 
> 
> Second, some of the clumps have gotten very very fat, almost like there's a
> bloomstalk in there waiting to come out, but isn't the season over? I
> haven't seen any iris blooming around the town and these aren't rebloomers
> as far as I know, yet none of these have bloomed this year either. Any input
> on this one?

I would suspect that you are just taking good care of them, watering
them well and they are responding to this by growing large.  Should put
on a good show next year.  If these were rebloomers they would be
blooming now.    
> 
> Third, I found, among the ants and a few spiders, little red bugs on the
> fans...what are these things? They were easy enough to squish between my
> thumb and the fan, but I'd like to know what the heck they are and if
> they're hurting my plants....(I'm very protective when it comes to my
> plants!!!) and also found some round black bugs too...they're really small,
> pin-head sized, like the red ones.....any ideas on what these may be?
> 
Well, if they are not causing any damage I would not worry about them. 
If on the other hand you do notice damage then you should get them
identified.  Take a sample to your County Agriculture Agent and ask them
to identify them and suggest a control method.


> Zone 9/Ca...where the weather is just beautiful for the 4th!!

Zone 9/Ca is good, but when asking cultural questions it would help to
be a little more specific since CA has such diverse climatic zones; such
as Coastal CA near San Luis Obispo or Mendicino in Northern CA...etc. 

Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California in the Sierra Nevada Foothills
Zone 9


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