Re: CULT:Nutrients

I notice the same exact thing with my pear tree: One year it is full 
of pear flowers and pears; the next year I usually get a single 
(huge) pear  or two. Then the cycle repeats itself. I figured it put 
forth so much energy one year that the following year was just a 
rebuilding year. Last year was a bummer tho. Was supposed to be the 
bountiful pear year, but the weather was so WET, I guess it got 
thrown off.
I'm hoping the extra care for the iris pays off. Seems like one could 
control or manipulate conditions to promote bloom. I'm going to try 
the alfalfa pellet thing; I've heard it helps.
Anyone out there have good results with it? Does anyone think an acid 
soil is not friendly to TB, and one should do something to alkalinize 
it? I threw some garden lime in the soil last year, but don't know if 
this is good or not.
Laetitia


--- In iris-talk@y..., <dlouis@d...> wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Mar 2001, Jeff and Carolyn Walters wrote:
> 
> > > From: lmmunro@h...
> > > That is interesting. Why do you think it decided to bloom after
> > > several years? Was there a particularly mild winter/dry fall or
> > > something like that?? I am assuming you did nothing like 
fertilize or
> > > cultivate the rhizomes the year it bloomed. It would be nice to
> > > figure out what could be done to encourage iris to bloom more 
than
> > > once every few seasons. I was very disappointed with the number 
of
> > > iris which bloomed last year for me, as opposed to the year 
before
> > > that.
> >
> > Laetitia,
> >
> > When an iris (or other plant) is growing under less than optimal 
conditions
> > it may take it several years to build up a sufficient store of 
energy and
> > nutrients to enable it to flower. Having done so, it probably has 
exhausted
> > itself, and it will be several more years before it is capable of 
blooming
> > again. Your plan to give your irises more attention and care 
sounds like a
> > good way to encourage more frequent bloom. Good luck!!
> >
> > Jeff Walters in northern Utah  (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2, AHS 
Zone 7)
> > jcwalters@b...
> 
> It may help to bring up some compost from your city garden (or 
wherever)
> since the irises are growing on solid rocks to provide nutrients to 
get
> the irises started.
> 
> Diana Louis <dlouis@d...>
> Zone 4/5 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
> AIS, SIGNA, Iris-talk, Canadian Wildflower Soc.


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