Re: transplanting time
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: transplanting time
- From: C* H* <b*@freenet.toronto.on.ca>
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 13:11:21 -0500 (EST)
On Wed, 20 Mar 1996, Sharon A. Ruck wrote:
> Hi. I am new to this list. I am also from New Mexico, seem to see lots of
> postings from there. I brought lots of my irises from there to here in East
> Texas. Now I have moved again, and want to know:
> should I wait till after they bloom, in the next month, or transplant them
> NOW before they bloom? We are renting out the last house so I still can do
> it when ever. The new house has much more room for MUCH MORE FLOWERS!!
The best time to transplant (bearded) iris is about 1 month after they
bloom. At this time they are dormant and the growth cycle is not
interfered with.
If you transplant now, before they bloom, chances are that they may not
bloom this year for you!
Have fun with all your new flowers!
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Chris Hollinshead e-mail: bu336@torfree.net
Mississauga, Ontario Canada
