Re: CULT: cutting fans & pods
- To: i*@egroups.com
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: cutting fans & pods
- From: J* B*
- Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 08:11:05 -0400
- References: <bf.376bdbb.265cf61d@aol.com>
irisborer@aol.com wrote:
> In the north, we cut it into those cute fan shapes for only
> two reasons: when they're divided in order to reduce the amount of leaf
> area while the plant recovers... and as winter approaches to reduce the mess
> in the spring.
>
> Kathy Guest in E. Aurora, NY
> where the talls are kicking in bigtime, but LONDONDERRY is the current star
> of the garden.
And also to reduce the amount of foliage available for iris borer eggs, which is
the real reason for the cleanup of dead foliage in spring, and not only some
Northern sense of neatness.
James Brooks
Jonesborough, TN
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