Re: HOLES IN LEAVES/FERTILIZER
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- Subject: Re: HOLES IN LEAVES/FERTILIZER
- From: r* <t*@catskill.net>
- Date: Fri, 6 Jun 1997 20:13:23 -0600 (MDT)
SCHAFFCM@BUFFALOSTATE.EDU wrote:
>
> and here's how mine looks:
>
> \ /
> o /
> \ o
> O
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> which is (obviously) holes in the leaves of the fan. I don't see the
> saw-tooth edges from borers, but A WHOLE LOT of holes in the fans!!
> and if the rest of the foliage doesn't grow in sunshine and gets too much
> additional water, the whole fan/plant is stunted and may be doomed.
>
> The cause is the rain and cold in April/May and the inability of the soil
> to dry out (due to neighbor's ill-advised flooding of her "garden" which I
> notice is destined to receive some expensive peat in the near future --
> NOTHING GROWS THERE!!) So I'm loosing some TB's and BB's!!
>
> HOWEVER,
> Much TB bloom is expected in another bed. And it's time for the
> beardless to get another jolt of fertilizer, methinks.
>
> Carolyn Schaffner in sunny - for - the - fourth - day - in - a - row Buffalo, NY
Hi Carolyn--
Interesting that it may be the rain and cold. The irises here with all
the holes in the leaves are on a bank that drains well and the clumps
right next to them are fine.
What do you fertilize the beardless with? How do you know it's time to
fertilize?
Rima terra@catskill.net
upstate ny zone 4 70 degrees today and there are gorjus bloomstalks on
the pseuds and TBs -- 0 on the SIBS
