Re: HIST: CAT: Rebloom
- To: i*@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] HIST: CAT: Rebloom
- From: J* M*
- Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 02:19:50 -0800
- References: <11.1bc310d.25fadc24@aol.com>
From: John Montgomery <monashee@junction.net>
On Fri, 10 Mar 2000, you wrote:
> From: hipsource@aol.com
>
> << 'To encourage this second blooming, it is advisable to plant in rich
> non-acid
> soil, in full sunlight.
Since I tend to be a water miser and grow in light soil, I
ask a lot of rebloomers. Last year when planting a new bed
of rebloomers, I decided to situate it over our septic
drain field as an experiment.. Thus far the only thing to
report is no winter casualities
>....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.'
This sounds like making a cake but there may be some logic
to it. My rebloomers always seem to perform most reliably
during the first year following replanting. Could it be
that close cultivation and therefore some root pruning is
helpful?
Cheers
John Montgomery
Vernon BC Canada
Zone 5
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