RE: SPEC: I. missouriensis -clay requirement
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- Subject: RE: [iris-talk] SPEC: I. missouriensis -clay requirement
- From: J* H*
- Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2000 09:49:41 -0700
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There isn't much clay at all where I have them growing here (The soil is
poor and hard packed), but near Odessa, WA it seems to be about 1/4 clay,
1/2 coarse sand, and 1/4 undetermined plant residue (I wouldn't go so far
as to call it humus!)
The addition of silica ash from Mt. St. Helens a few years ago seems to
have increased the water retention a bit and with an end to the drought
there, the plants love it.
Christy
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From: dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 4:29 AM
To: 'iris-talk@egroups.com'
Subject: RE: [iris-talk] SPEC: I. missouriensis -clay requirement
On Thu, 8 Jun 2000, J.F. Hensler wrote:
> Rule here is full sun. No pots.... Should be planted in *dirt*. Part of
the
> problem may be the potting soil. They seem to prefer a heavy soil (part
> clay in their natural habitat and hard packed, rather poor dirt - not
> garden soil -- here).
Christy, do you have any idea how much clay there should be in the
soil? TIA.
> Christy Hensler
> Newport, WA
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Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca>
Zone 4/5 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
AIS, CIS, SIGNA, IRIS-L, Canadian Wildflower Soc.
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