re: Cult: Buliding up sand...
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: re: Cult: Buliding up sand...
  • From: &* W* <i*@telp.com>
  • Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 14:18:56 -0600
I have a loamy sand soil. I dig in a couple inches of cotton bur compost 
before planted, then keep them watered and weeded. This is my second year 
and everything is growing wonderfully. I garden organically -  much has 
been written about synthetic fertilizers doing harm to the soil over the 
long term.


   

Tom Waters   


Telperion Oasis ~ www.telp.com/irises    


Cuyamungue, New Mexico, USA (zone 6)  

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From: "Adam Cordes" <adambo_iris@yahoo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 9:12 AM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: [iris] Cult: Buliding up sand... 

Hi friends!

I have a cousin who got some rhizomes from me, and they're not growing 
well. 
She posted a photo on facebook, and it looks like there's some grass 
growing
in the garden, but it's not too tall. 

Asking her what soil type she had for these now-two-year-old plantings, 
she
said SAND.

What is the most economical way to build up the plants for them to bloom 
next
year?  Would just supplementing water and pulling grass be enough, or 
should
there be some ammendments to the soil.  Could just some 10-10-10 fertilizer 
be
good enough?  Mulch between clumps? (Borers probably would go nuts with 
that
combined with the sand, though!)

Thanks for the help!

Adam

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