Re: Burnt Iris
- Subject: Re: Burnt Iris
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 07:10:23 -0700
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <jcwalters@bridgernet.com>
> From: Amber <alhillyard@dynasty.net>
>
> Had some diried grass in a small iris bed. Hadn't got to it yet. while I
> was gone someone burnt it off well the iris be all right. Some look a
> little brown around the eadges. Thanks for any help.
Barney Lou,
I think your irises will come out just fine. In fact, burning over an iris
bed in just the way you have described (at the appropriate time of year)
was the recommended control method for iris borers in the 1920's.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4/5, Sunset Zone 2)
jcwalters@bridgernet.com
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