Re: CULT
- Subject: Re: CULT
- From: D* K*
- Date: Fri, 19 Mar 1999 12:09:35 -0500
From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net>
>else I've ever tried. I keep a big pile of it handy. For several years I
>noticed that some of my rhizomes (usually the biggest ones) would turn
>orange over the winter. These same rhizomes also seemed to die a lot. I
>have not had problems with that particular problem since I began mulching
>any exposed rhizome with sand over the winter.
Many arilbred rhizomes have a reddish-brown hue. This is inherited from
the aril side of the family. Could this be what you're seeing? Just a
thought.
Dennis Kramb; dkramb@tso.cin.ix.net
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
Member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, SIGNA, SLI, & Miami Valley Iris Society
Primary Interests: ABs, REBs, LAs, Native Ohio SPEC and SPEC-X hybrids
(Check out my web page at http://home.fuse.net/dkramb/home.html)
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