Welcome, bad plant sources

     Let us welcome the new members to the Iris List.  I hope you enjoy the
group.  Bob mentioned dividing Irises last year and not having them to
bloom this year,  The advice I have seen on this has been good, but I would
like to consider one more factor in this:  How long had it been since they
had last been divided prior to this past division.  If Irises are allowed
to grow for many years without division, the result is often small rhizomes
that take a season or two to get back to blooming size.  Irises should be
divided every third year.
     I am glad to see the discussion concerning Michigan Bulb Company,
Springhill, and other notoriously bad plant sources.  Some of these are so
bad that they should not be permitted to operate.  The best thing to do is
to avoid buying from such sources and to tell everyone you know to avoid
them too.  Hit them where it hurts:  Their bank account.  
     
Mark A. Cook
macook@iglou.com
Lexington, KY         The rotten weather capital of the US.
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