Re: REB: CULT: Sprng Cleaning
- Subject: Re: REB: CULT: Sprng Cleaning
- From: C* R*
- Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 06:55:57 -0700
From: "Char Randall" <charandmike@email.msn.com>
Cindy Rust wrote
>one of the first things that I learned about rebloom culture was that
>any rebloom stalks caught in a freeze should be cut back right to the
>rhizome.
I guess I have to show my inexperience but I want to make sure I understand
what the two responses suggest. These bloomstalks should be cut out after
the first freeze, then will go into winter with a large wound right above
ground level? I have always tried to make as few cuts as possible into the
plant tissue and left the "trimming" to natural processes. I keep the beds
picked up and clean but rarely cut. These bloomstalks also seem odd because
they are so round and thick rather than from a flat fan, but the REB culture
is new to me and the clumps have grown a lot. Most of my other REB clumps
seem "normal". These mutant looking things could give me nightmares!
As far as rot in the rhizome itself, I usually try to make sure it has
adequate drainage, the winter mulch (if any) is cleaned away, and hope for a
few dry, windy days. I usually give the speciman a couple of chances and if
it insists on rotting, it just isn't for me here in my gardens. BANANA CREAM
did this, but I am going to try one more time but this time in a different
location. I have been very lucky and had little damage from rot so I'm not
sure what I would do if faced with a lot of it in lots of my rhizomes! Now
you all know the level of my intelligence re: iris culture!
Thank you for the information and taking time to respond.
Char Randall
Melba, ID (rainy and windy here now)
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