Re: SIB survival

LMann76543@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Dennis Hager wrote:
> <I have never lost a Siberian (62 and counting) and over half were bare
> <root. . You should buy them from someone who
> <knows what they are doing.
> 
> Surely Clarence knows.
> 
> <They should not be allowed to dry out. I plant in late summer, at least 45
> days before <killing frost. When I receive the plants, I open them
> immediately and plunge the roots <in a bucket of water. They stay there for
> 24 hours and they can stand a
> <little longer.
> <Then I plant and keep moist (almost wet) for the rest of the growing
> <season. A little boost with Peters at planting time helps them establish
> <the root system, but I would not use a longer acting fertilize until the
> <following spring. <Linda, don't give up yet>
> 
> Did all that, except the fertilizer. I don't remember how long I soaked them
> before planting -- probably only a few hours.  Potted them up in 2 quart pots
> and kept them in partial shade (at suggestion of list members for hot
> southern sun areas) in a shallow (1 inch) pan of water and watched them
> slowly turn brown and die. The ones that lived turned green and grew before I
> set them out in the garden.  I may have waited a few days before putting them
> in the pan of water, but they were soaked every day.  SHAKER'S PRAYER is
> growing great.
> 
> Oh, I forgot, I also told them they were now part of the rot gardens.  Maybe
> I should've put pictures of snow covered mountains around or maybe put ice
> cubes in their water dish.
> 
> Linda Mann lmann76543@aol.com east Tennessee USA
> where the dianthus of all kinds are lush and loaded with buds and volunteer
> cheerfully to sneak in and cover up all the rotten irises any chance they get

Well, now I know why my SIBS outside the pond never flowered and,
indeed, DIED.  I didn't know that one is supposed to SOAK them.  I will
do so next time!
Rima   terra@catskill.net
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