Re: CULT:JI Heat
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From: "John Lyall" <jlyall@unitec.ac.nz>
Date sent: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:45:41 +1200
From: "R. Dennis Hager" <rdhager@dmv.com>
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Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT:JI Heat
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> I have had three JIs bloom. They are beautiful and worth the extra effort. The blooms
> don't seem to hold up too well in the hot weather we are getting now
> (high 80s low 90s) . Do they like a more mild climate or do certain cultivars do better in the heat
> of So.Cal.?
>
Steve,
Here in hot , Auckland New Zealand, I find that large amounts
of water helps,
Growing JI's in polythene bags or pots [plastic or terra-cotta]
standing in the water.
Ten or twelve inch pots in bins of water or on the marginal shelf of
my ponds,
The water level is up to 11/2" above the base of the leaves.
with acid soluble fertiliser in the water at very regular intervals, every
week or two, and shade for half a day the grow very rapidly and
make very tall flower spikes [up to five feet] 1.65m to is the best so
far. Also with the heat in summer and what is a very mild winter I get
good growth and increase with the JI's in water all year round.
John Lyall
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