Re: REB: CULT: Sprng Cleaning
- Subject: Re: REB: CULT: Sprng Cleaning
- From: L*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 21:06:32 EST
From: Lbaumunk@aol.com
In a message dated 3/2/99 4:44:42 PM Mountain Standard Time,
charandmike@email.msn.com writes:
<< Esp. on Buckwheat and Earl of Essex. The ends have
started to wither and decay but has a watery, limp base still firmly
attached. From recent postings I guess this may be the aborted bloomstalks?
But now how do I clean these up or cut from the rhizome? >>
Don't waste time getting that (probably) botrytis out of there. I carry a
spoon in my back pocket when I do my March iris cleaning, and when I find
botrytis I dig it out of the clump, leaving healthy tissue exposed to the air.
This almost always works.
Also, it is a good idea to check your rebloomers after you get a hard freeze
and cut out any aborted bloomstalks.
Lowell Baumunk
Colorado
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