CULT: Iris roots
From: Jan Clark <janclarx@hotmail.com>
>I haven't done any serious note-taking (yet), but I suspect that one of the
>differences among cultivars that affects how well they perform here in
>response to drought is root morphology. I've noticed that some have
>enormous fleshy roots that go down towards Jan's house in Australia,
>Linda Mann east Tennessee USA
Oh Linda! So that's where that tangle is coming from. :-)
I have been desperately trying to rid myself of the tangle of roots in my
garden beds. I blamed the wattle trees, and have trenched the edges of the
garden and severed roots up to 1" thick from these trees. My iris seedlings
from 97' crosses were doing so badly that I potted them, and these roots
were to blame for the soil poverty.
LOL - Jan
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