Re: ANY SAGE ADVICE?
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- Subject: Re: ANY SAGE ADVICE?
- From: "* C* F* <d*@cts.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 May 1997 00:03:56 -0600 (MDT)
At 09:48 PM 5/15/97 -0600, you wrote:
>
>Probably the best time to transplant your iris would be in July or early
>August. Dig the entire "bunch" and separate them. Once dug you will see
>how easy it is to separate.
Throw away the ones that have bloomed in
>prior years as these will not bloom again. >
>
Rick, Now I understand why perhaps some of the iris I had dug and replanted
last year did not bloom -- because I was being 'thrifty' and saving EVERYTHING!>
Re your comment about ">Mulching is not advised." My feeling is still that
in this location and climate the mulching does help keep the soil from
drying out, and I have never had a problem with anything rotting -- if that
is why you recommend against mulching.
>
There hadn't been much fertilizing done in past years (procrastination and
too much time spent on other things, I guess) but this year I am doing better.
Dorothy C. Frisbie
Woman of Many Interests
Escondido, CA
AIS Region 15, Sunset Zone 20/21
