Re: Digest Number 1048
- To: i*@egroups.com
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Digest Number 1048
- From: a*@jump.net
- Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 23:10:38 -0500 (CDT)
> First, remove old bloomstalk as soon as bloom is complete. Fertilizing with
> something like bone meal will encourage increase. Check the archives for
> alfalfa pellets, which many use, but this is an area I haven't gotten into.
> 6-12-12 granular is also an option that not only encourages increase, but
> might aid in rebloom if your iris has that tendency.
Bone meal is phosphorus, which typically induces bloom, not vegetative
growth -- that's USUALLY nitrogen for foliage and potassium for
roots. Alfalfa pellets contain a growth stimulant (not just nitrogen).
What should the timing be for this? I typically would fertilize in
late fall or early spring so as to not try to induce too much
growth in iris that must survive a brutal summer.
Would shade (near total shade, covered by deciduous trees and
the expansion of evergreens) tend to limit increase or enhance
it, since bloom would be inhibited? I do intend to move these
iris this fall to receive more sun, but only after the intense
beating of summer.
--Amy
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