Re: garden clean up, and worm i.d.
From: Barb Johnson <bdjohnson@atlascomm.net>
rod suchy wrote:
> From: rod suchy <ras357@juno.com>
> One thing that is different this year, probably due to the high
> moisture in the Iris, is that some of the bloom stalks turned MUSHY
> from the bloom.....down to the rhizome? This I have never witnessed
> this before. The slimey stalks had an odor BUT not the usual ROT odor,
> and the rhizome is solid.
Same here, Rod. The Springfield area is about 7 inches above average for
rainfall so far this year. I'm surprised I don't have any more rot than
I already have. We didn't have slimey bloomstalks last year. Re
rhizomes, one thing I decided to do is note which ones I lost to rot
this Spring after they wintered over just fine, and when I replace them,
to give them drier footing. We are planning to move everything this
summer to a sandier bed and use this bed for vegetables. Our bloom was
wonderful, though we won't come close to your 3x3x6. Congratulations! I
bet that was fun.
Found a fat worm in one of the spent buds, eating away. I don't think it
was a borer. Can anyone i.d. a brownish worm with short yellow streaks
on top? Thanks, gang --B.
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