CULT: Roots
From: vince lewonski <vincelewonski@yahoo.com>
--- Linda Mann <lmann@icx.net> wrote:
> I haven't been
> paying enough attention to this to have noticed how much
> of these
> rooting patterns are cultivar specific, how much is
> related to growing
> season (weather), how much to time of year (most plants
> have a pretty
> fast turnover of smaller roots), & how much culture
> (organic matter,
> phosphorus, trace elements (esp. boron).
>
> Anybody have any observations about roots to share?
>
V. sez:
Only thing I have to add is that VANITY only ever gets
about four roots per rhizome for me. This seems to be
typical of the cultivar - the rhizomes are good sized and
healthy, with good bloom every year.
===
Vince Lewonski
vincelewonski@yahoo.com
Secane, PA Zone 6
"I love my irises like my children - and if they don't meet my expectations, I chop 'em into little bits and throw them on the mulch pile!!!"
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