Re: OT-BIO Dorothy C. Frisbie
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- Subject: Re: OT-BIO Dorothy C. Frisbie
- From: "* C* F* <d*@cts.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 23:52:42 -0600 (MDT)
At 08:10 AM 5/16/97 -0600, you wrote:
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>>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.
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Thanks for your suggestions -- our club is having its annual sale of
rhizomes in September and by utilizing pots I will be able to take advantage
of some of the usual good bargains!!! I would love to pick up more pinks
and blues.
Dorothy C. Frisbie
Woman of Many Interests
Escondido, CA
AIS Region 15, Sunset Zone 20/21
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