Re: Cult: New garden bed
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- Subject: Re: Cult: New garden bed
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 09:21:53 +0000
From: John I Jones <jijones@ix.netcom.com>
Paul & Yvonne Tyerman wrote:
>
> As far as I know so you may
> need to neutralise the acidity of the pine needles. You may have already
> thought of this, but I thought I'd mention just in case.
>
Hmmm. when I read this, I said to myself "Hey, I would have said exactly the
opposite." That is, that Bearded Irises are Neutral to Acidic lovers. So I
went diving to the (little) reference material I have.
AIS puts out a booklet titled BASIC IRIS CULTURE. In it they write "Irises
like...lots of sun, good drainage, good air circulation around the plants, and
a slightly acid soil."
Ah ha, I thought...(strut, strut, head swelling)
In Bill Maryott's booklet IRIS Q & A, he writes "Irises will thrive in most
any soil as long as it is well drained."
Hmmmmm, I said to myself. (ssssssssssss - sound of major deflation)
Then in A GUIDE TO SPECIES IRISES THEIR IDENTIFICATION AND CULTIVATION, P
Maynard writes "Irises have different requirements for soil pH and, although
each is tolerant to a considerable degree, will not perform well if grown in
soils outide their natural pH range. As a very broad generalisation (sic) the
bulbous irises and bearded types prefer a soil pH near to neutral or above."
Hruumph, I said, maybe I should just ignore the whole thing....
:>))
John | "There be dragons here"
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Fremont, California, USA, Earth, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
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