Re: OT-BIO Dorothy C. Frisbie
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- Subject: Re: OT-BIO Dorothy C. Frisbie
- From: A* R* <r*@qni.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 08:10:40 -0600 (MDT)
At 05:05 PM 5/13/97 -0600, you wrote:
>Dorothy C. Frisbie wrote:
>>
> Because there is no room for expansion of the
>> iris bed I am considering the possibility of pot cultivation -- that is,
>> cultivation of iris in pots!!!! Any help out there on that?
>>
>> I live in Escondido, about 30 miles north of San Diego and inland from the
>> cities of Oceanside and Carlsbad about 25 miles. I am at this point almost
>> entirely limiting my color choices to blue (not blue-violet), pink (not
>> peach or salmon), yellow, and white.
>>
>
>Many of my customers grow their iris in pots for various reasons. Some
>have very poor or rocky soil and some are besieged by gophers. In any
>event we have various size pots on hand just for this situation. For
>the talls I would suggest a 5 gallon pot or larger. One rhizome
>starting out could stay in the pot for at least two years. Of course
>the larger the pot the longer. For smaller iris, dwarf or intermediate,
>a one or two gallon pot would be adequate. Use good clean soil for the
>potting medium, either potting soil itself or a mixture of good garden
>soil and either compost or humus.
>
>
>
Up this way (Zone 5) would a pot need to be brought inside or mulched or
something during the coldest weather? I know most other things that
otherwise winter won't survive in pots outside, but iris seem to be a lot
tougher than most things.
Angie
recent garden convert/fanatic
"I don't know what that pink thing is but can I have some?"
