Re: Containers vs Clay soil
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Containers vs Clay soil
- From: I* I*
- Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 11:56:13 +0930
Carol
Here in South Aust, a lot of irises growers have heavy alkaline clay soils.
So long as it's on a bit of a slope or raised a bit, the bearded and spuria
irises will do very well . Just add some organic stuff and a bit of gypsum.
No need for heavy digging around those rocks. If it's acid clay I'd use
organics with dolamite and maybe a bit of lime.
Sounds like a good climate for TBs and SPurias
Colleen Modra
South Aust
zone 8/9
-----Original Message-----
From: Carol Trout <ctrout@pacific.net>
To: iris-talk@yahoogroups.com <iris-talk@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 5:07 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Containers vs Clay soil
>I'm uncertain but I believe zone 9. I live in inland California - as low as
>30 in the winter and extended periods of above 95 degree heat in the
>summer. Not only do I have clay, but it's full of rock as well. This is why
>I thought of containers. Do you know a good medium for containers?
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>Carol
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>At 11:51 PM 4/30/01 EDT, you wrote:
>>Irises do well in clay with compost added . What zone do you belong?
>> Annette in Kentucky, USA, zone 5/6
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