Re: Yearly cutting back
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Yearly cutting back
- From: D* E*
- Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 17:20:30 -0600
Hi Pam:
Nope. . don't cut the foliage back. That doesn't make Iris bloom! Best
thing you can do to insure blooms next year is to water during the hot
summer (you didn't say where you are), feed them, (I use fish emulsion -
there are other fertilizers that others use. . ) and keep your beds clean.
Doris Elevier
USDA zone 7 Sunset 11
El Paso, TX
To: <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 4:47 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] Yearly cutting back
> I am extremely new to this gardening thing...but in one year I have
> invested quite a bit of time establishing a perennial garden with
> some color for every season. I am trying to make sure everything
> blooms again next year. So I was wondering when I cut back the
> irises to 8" stalks so they bloom again next year?
>
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