Re: Re: CULT: Transplanting Irises
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: CULT: Transplanting Irises
- From: J* I* J*
- Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 16:33:36 -0400
on 5/31/01 11:30 AM, Tom Greaves at tomg@iadfw.net wrote:
> I'll be doing my first transplanting in August this year.
> I've read that you should cut the fans back to about 6
> inches. Is this necessary or desireable for plants that
> I'll dig and replant the same day?
Tom,
Yes. The issue is that you are trimming back the roots (by virtue of
digging them up plus whatever other trimming you do) and so should trim the
fans as well so the plant doesn't loose so much moisture until the new root
growth gets established.
Now if you transplant the iris as a complete root ball, you could trim the
fans less.
John | "There be dragons here"
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