Re: CULT: Scorch?
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- Subject: Re: CULT: Scorch?
- From: R* T* D* <r*@sierratel.com>
- Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 23:01:13 -0700
From: Rick Tasco/Roger Duncan <randrcv@sierratel.com>
Jan Clark wrote:
>
> From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
>
> >A plant affected by scorch will have dead roots. Without roots it
> >cannot intake nutrients to sustain the plant. The visual affect is the
> plant will become stunted and all foilage will brown from the tips down,
> including the mother rhizome and the increases. However, the rhizome
> will remain hard and look healthy.
>
> Rick, I think you might have put the finger on the problem I have here
> with a couple of rz's. If I pull these out of the garden and try Paul's
> trick of soaking them in fish emulsion, do you think I could get them
> going again?
>
Over the years I have had limited success with salvaging scorched
rhizomes. Nowadays unless the iris is expensive or in limited supply I
usually just chuck it. Fortunately here in CA we do not get that much
scorched plants. Sometimes just digging it up and letting it dry in the
shade for a month or two and then replanting has worked.
Also, dig it up, let it dry a day or two, then try soaking it for 30
minutes in a Vitamin B1 solution. There are various brands on the
market. Usually a tablespoon per gallon, but do read the directions.
Rick Tasco
Superstition Iris Gardens
Central California
Zone 8
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