Re: CULT: Growing Roots; was Re: CULT: Pseudacorus

From: Barb Johnson <lgjohnson@getonthe.net>

John I Jones wrote:
> 
> From: John I Jones <jijones@ix.netcom.com>
> 
> Paul & Yvonne Tyerman wrote:
> >
> >         To "rejuvenate" tall bearded irises that have dried out during
> transport
> > I've found that putting them into a shallow tray/bowl of water with a weak
> > fish emulsion fertiliser added starts roots very quickly.  If you've got
> > bumps at the base of the most recent growth they're probably on the way
> > anyway, so give it a try with either plain water as you currently are, or
> > else with weak solution of fish emulsion (or some such "natural"
fertiliser).
> >
> 
> I have to admit, that is one I haven't heard before. I will have to try it.
> Might be a good way to ensure that you get roots. I have had several rzs that
> decided to just sit there and sulk once I put them into the ground. Maybe a
> bed of wet sand. Hmmmm
> 
> Anybody have other thoughts?
> 
> Thx Paul
> 
> John                     | "There be dragons here"
>                          |  Annotation used by ancient cartographers
>                          |  to indicate the edge of the known world.


I think this is a great idea! Does anyone know whether Miracle Gro would
work as well as fish emulsion? That's all I have on hand at the moment.
Last year when we didn't have our bed done until the middle of October
(!!), I set a lot of irises on top of jars of water and dangled their
roots in the water. They grew their roots very nicely for a couple of
weeks until we could plant them. (this year I'm sure we'll have the beds
done long before that!) Love the wet sand idea too, John. We're planning
to get some sand this year. 
-- 
Barb Johnson			lgjohnson@getonthe.net
Near Springfield, SW Missouri	AIS, ISO, HIPS, RIS, MIS
USDA Zone 5b			AIS Region 18 (KS & MO)

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