Re: Division
Where the weather is extreme, like here in Phoenix, laying iris divisions
out in the sun to dry is not really a good thing. Our club recommends
drying them in the shade or inside the house and then moving them to a
location that is fairly cool (80 to 85 degrees) and has a lot of air
circulation until planting time.
Patrick Orr
Phoenix, AZ Zone 9
USA
----- Original Message -----
From: <patsiris@aol.com>
To: <iris-talk@egroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Division
> Park,
> You don't say where you live, but down here in Texas, we divide when
the
> weather cools a bit in early fall. We discard the old rhizomes that have
> bloomed and have no new increases on them. Cut the others apart with a
> sharp knife, clean them, lay them out
> in the sun until the cut surface is no longer wet looking but like dry
skin.
> Trim the leaves off to about 1/2 to 2/3 their original length and then
> replant in soil that has had some compost spaded into it, or if you have
lots
> of bed space, a new area.
> Pat in
Dallas
>
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