Re: CULT Cutting foliage
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- Subject: Re: CULT Cutting foliage
- From: J* I* J* <j*@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 28 Mar 1997 11:05:58 -0700 (MST)
Bill Shear wrote:
>
> It is neccessary to cut back foliage when MOVING iris plants because
> digging them up damages or destroys a good deal of the rootage. The
> foliage must be cut back to balance the water loss, or the plant will have
> a hard time recovering from the move. This doesn't have anything to do
> with cutting back the foliage on plants that remain in place in the garden.
I agree on leaving the foliage in place on iris that remain in place,
but I have a question about what you do when digging iris. To wit:
I have been told by members of my local iris club that if you are going
to hold a (TB) rhizome out of the ground for several weeks (say 4-6) it
is better to leave the root and leaf structure in place for the first
1-2 weeks so that the moisture remaining in those structures can be
reclaimed by the rhizome, and that after that you should trim them back
as usual to prevent moisture loss.
Thoughts????
John | "There be dragons here"
| Annotation used by ancient cartographers
| to indicate the edge of the known world.
John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
