Re: Shipping Louisiana Iris - best way ?
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- Subject: Re: Shipping Louisiana Iris - best way ?
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Mon, 06 Jul 1998 18:38:50 +0000
From: John I Jones <jijones@ix.netcom.com>
Chad Schroter wrote:
>
> From: Chad Schroter <Chad.Schroter@qntm.com>
>
> Well this is my first post to the "new" Iris list, it's so exciting ....
>
> I am swapping plants with someone in Tampa and I would like to send him some
> Louisiana Iris. When these have been sent to me I recall they were bare-root
> but had the roots and rhizome wrapped in plastic with a moist towel; The
> leaves were left sticking out. Does this sound about right ? I will soak
> them in a chlorox bath briefly beforehand, should I apply a fungicide as
> well ?
>
> For CA to Florida should I use UPS, Post Office 2nd day or ????
>
I don't think you should soak them in Clorox, Chad. I am trying to recall what
Gigi said at our beardless auction last year, but I am sure I did not soak the
ones I brought home in Clorox.
This isn't the best time of year to ship beardless, but thay will probably
survive. The wrapping sounds ok. I would pick the fastest shipping I could
afford.
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
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John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
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