Re: CULT: poor increase on Spirit World
- Subject: Re: CULT: poor increase on Spirit World
- From: M* M*
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 17:04:32 -0500
From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>
Thanks, Jan. I remember this and thinking that Spirit World could use this
treatment. But I'll have to wait for the four feet of snow to melt to get
to the rhizome to nick it. I hope I remember. At this rate, it could be
mid-May before the snow melts. It's been snowing non-stop since last night.
Maureen Mark
m*@ottawa.com
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)
> From: "Jan Clark" <janclarx@hotmail.com>
>
> >Spirit World has
> >been a poor increaser, .......
> >Maureen Mark
>
> Mine too Maureen. I was worried about it so I lifted it and checked the
> roots. Everything fine there, but no sign of increase after 12 months,
> so, remembering someones advice recently on the list, I nicked the sides
> of the rhizomes in 2 places each side. Potted it up 2 weeks ago, and
> checked it yesterday. Lo and Behold - 2 increases coming on. Is this
> just coincidence? Seems awfully quick.
>
> Jan Clark, in Australia, where the autumn increase is going to produce
> some HUGE clumps of iris this year.
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