Re: CULT: When to transplant?
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: When to transplant?
- From: H*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 26 Jun 1999 16:56:46 EDT
From: HIPSource@aol.com
In a message dated 6/26/99 2:21:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
dkramb@badbear.com writes:
<<
I have some Iris pseudacorus growing from seed in a "window box" type of
container. The biggest ones are approaching 10" tall. The small ones are
just 2" tall.
When do you transplant? Do you do it when the seedlings reach a certain
size? Do you wait for a certain time of year? >>
Dennis, I transplant them up into larger pots several times. That is, about
now I'd be putting those pseuds in a gallon pot with some fine friable
mix.Water them in with a little Upstart and keep them moist, then stand back.
If the roots crawl out the bottom of that pot before early fall, pot them up
again. Watch out for the yellow tips of the roots which are the signs that it
is in active growth. Don't knock them off. Then in early fall before the
rains come and well before the first frost put them into the ground, unless
you want to hold them in a cold frame.
With the other stuff just keep potting them up untill you think they can make
it on their own. They enjoy being potted up and respond nicely with a little
growth spurt.Then put them into the ground in time for them to get settled
in. And you gotta watch for sluggies if you got them, and sometimes grazing
cats. But if you get some size on the seedlings before making them take the
real word they will do better. Remember Anner's seed rule: Mother Nature has
lots of seedlings and can afford to loose some; you have only a few and can't.
Anner Whitehead
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