...setback if you plant iris in the Spring????
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- Subject: ...setback if you plant iris in the Spring????
- From: "* L* <V*@calc.vet.uga.edu>
- Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 07:53:33 -0700 (MST)
Kathy Guest wrote Elizabeth re: irises now in the fridge [not
planted]:
My question: How does "get setback" differ from "losing a year"?
Haven't several said they intentionally plant in Spring? or is
that just Siberians? Pardon my newbieness. First planting last fall.
Thanks, Virginia GA zone 7/8
OK, now for your question on what to do with the irises in the fridge (is
there a gardener among us who doesn't have more plants than food in the
fridge??). This is my advice, based on the time of year.
>You're going to get setback if you plant them in the garden in
>the spring and you're going to lose a year if you leave them in the
veggie drawer until it's time to plant. My advice is to buy a bunch
of pots and begin potting them up! If you have the room, put them in
your basement under lights.... When the weather permits, you can move
the pots outside and then you can pot them into the ground when the
ground warms sufficiently.
You should understand that (unless you have some medians), the chances of
bloom this year are pretty slim... but at least you can set them up for next
year. Kathy Guest in East Aurora, NY
