Re: digging and planting
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- Subject: Re: digging and planting
- From: "* A* M* <w*@Ra.MsState.Edu>
- Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 19:55:39 -0700 (MST)
On Sat, 15 Mar 1997, kester wrote:
> We live in zone 7(TX) and want to dig some irises from my mothers yard
> while they are blooming and plant in our yard. Can we do this then without
> waiting until 6 to 8 weeks after they stop blooming? The property may be
> sold just after or during the blooming season and bulldozed.
>
> David & Ema Kester
>
Yes, when I lived in Ft. Worth, I occasionally moved some at that
time and always got rid of unwanted seedlings by giving them to garden
visitors who wanted them just for color or landscaping. They will
survive, but if it turns off dry, plan to water them until they green up
again.
Walter Moores
Enid Lake, MS 7/8
