Re: Cult: Rebloom Stalks
From: Gullo <tgf@frontiernet.net>
Hi Bill,
I snap off my spring stalks usually, but for my rebloom stalks I cut them off. My reason for doing this is that when you snap a stalk you sometimes end up with a flat break, which doesn't seem to be a problem in the
spring. On the fall stalks, which may not have as much time to dry if broken off, I like to make an angled cut to help water run off. It helps protect the plants from rot. Judy's suggestion of using comet or bleach
should accomplish the same thing. That is the key issue here, getting the stalk removed in such a way as to minimize the possibility of rot.
Michael Gullo
West Walworth, New York, USA
zone 6
William Stone wrote:
> From: "William Stone" <wstone@volcano.net>
>
> I know in the past we have discussed removal of the stalks during normal season, wether to snap or cut etc. What does everybody do with their rebloom stalks and is there a metohod that is proven best or not? Bill
> Stone's Iris Garden
> Volcano. CA 95689 US
>
> 55 miles SE of Sacramento California at the 3500 ft. elevation. With weather changes day to day
>
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