Re: CULT: To Pot or Not to Pot, that is the Question
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- Subject: Re: CULT: To Pot or Not to Pot, that is the Question
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 10:25:34 -0500 (CDT)
From: "Walter A. Moores" <wam2@Ra.MsState.Edu>
On Fri, 31 Jul 1998 HIPSource@aol.com wrote:
>
> The only caution I would offer--and those following Walta's formula would not
> have this to bear in mind to the extent that I must--is that if you have dense
> soil and you use a loose mix in your pots, you must be careful that when you
> transplant your iris you do not create a depression of loose material with an
> iris in it. Water can collect in this and you will have drainage problems.
Thank, Anner, for your sage advice. I would add that I don't dig
the planting hole as deep as 4". I leave the pot contents slightly
elevated and firm the soil around the newly set plant to avoid depressions
in the soil and possible reservoirs.
If you follow all the potting hints given in the last few days,
you won't see rhizomes in January or February on tippy-toes or spider legs
or even lying on their sides. That is a disgusting sight when the cold
north wind is blowing a gale and the temperature is frigid.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8
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