Re: CULT: Miracle Gro & germination notes

I guess my main question is . . . how do you reduce or regulate strength?? Using soaker hoses as I've done in the past, I've put the container inline.? Since you are doing foliar watering, I'm guessing you don't use soaker hoses?? 


I spray half-strength in spring, quarter strength about
once a month afterwards, until mid-August. 

I've been using MG water soluble since I moved out here, but even more in the last couple of years.? Recently, an iris friend insisted that MG was terrible for irises.? Then, I remembered I'd read that it was?bad for irises?back in 1980's.? Thought I'd ask others.? 

When I can get it, I use Peter's Professional bloom booster 10-50-10 with micro-nutrients.? 

Much as I hate to do it, I have to go back to hand watering and sprinkler watering/feeding.? At least for now.? 

You've moved 587 seedlings outside and then have to move them back indoors?? How many pots?? That sounds like some serious time.? 

Hope this goes through.? 

Betty W.? 

-----Original Message-----
From: Mary Swann-Young <MryL1@msn.com>
To: iris <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 10:37 pm
Subject: [iris] CULT: Miracle Gro & germination notes



Works great here.  I spray half-strength in spring, quarter strength about
once a month afterwards, until mid-August.  No control group, but seems
to help resistance to leaf spot through general plant health.

Currently tickled by a new personal record in length of time to sprout.
>From a pod of 17 seeds of Pond Lily X Again And Again from the 07 seed
crop, chilling since 8/10/07, 12 sprouted from 10/31/07 to 3/19/08.  One
rotted.  Have had 4 sitting in the crisper ever since.  Left them at room
temperature for 4 days starting 1/1/09, then back in the fridge.  Today
2 of the 4 had sprouted.  That's nineteen months.

Mary Lou, near Indianapolis, Z5 - 587 seedlings in pots soaking up sun & rain
outdoors until Wednesday

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