Re: HIST: CAT: Rebloom
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HIST: CAT: Rebloom
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- Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 16:12:48 -0000
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From: "William Stone" <wstone@volcano.net>
Anner; I believe it is said that the air contains Nitrogen and by stirring
the soil we might mix it and whatever back in. I do know when I stir my
veggie garden it seems to stimulate it. Bill
Stone's Iris Garden
Volcano, CA 95689 US 3or 4 hours driving North-west from Porterville
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Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 11:15 PM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HIST: CAT: Rebloom
> From: hipsource@aol.com
>
> In a message dated 3/10/00 12:29:34 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> suttons@lightspeed.net writes:
>
> << 'To encourage this second blooming, it is advisable to plant in rich
> non-acid
> soil, in full sunlight.....as well as keeping the ground stirred so that
the
> plants will not fall into a dormant stage, but will continue to grow and
> develop increase buds.'
> ..... It goes on to list 33 "Fall Blooming Iris". I find the rich
non-acid
> soil interesting. >>
>
> Well, I think the bit about 'stirring the soil' is interesting. I assume
they
> mean cultivating it. Has anyone heard any anecdotal evidence to the effect
> that cultivating around the rebloomers stimulates them? It might make rain
> penetrate rather than run off, but otherwise...?
>
> It all sounds like some of the hair-raising archaic English lit on fruit
> trees I read once. Renaissance authors were constantly advising folks to
dig
> up the root zone of mature trees and pour one thing and another in there
to
> cajole the trees into highly unlikely performances.
>
> Anner Whitehead
> HIPSource@aol.com
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