RE: CULT: Iris in pots - PCN
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where do you find the lava sand?
Dorothy Hartman,Michigan on the Lake MI
zone 6
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From: Rodney Barton [r*@hscgw1.hsc.unt.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 9:38 AM
To: Iris-talk
Subject: [iris-talk] CULT: Iris in pots - PCN
Jim said:
> This year I am in a project with PC group to see if we can raise PC in
>Missouri. If we can then that means one type of irises we can raise in
> Missouri. I have them in my woods not in direct sunlit.
Jim,
Are you planning to pot the PCNs? I suggest you try a few in a mix of equal
parts potting soil/sand/lava sand. This is the only mix that I've tried that
they seem to like. There is some magic in the lava sand! Let me know if you
try it.
Rodney
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Rodney Barton
rbarton@hsc.unt.edu
North Central Texas USA
AIS, SIGNA, SLI and SPCNI
USDA Zone 7/8
AHS heat zone 8
Annual rainfall 32 in.
Mean annual temp 65 deg.
Mean length of frost free period 230 days
North American Native Iris web site:
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html
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