Re: Re: CULT: Growing Japanese Irises in Pots?
On November 22, 2000 05:19 pm, you wrote:
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> On my visit to Sam Fankhauser's garden last week, I saw what to me seemed
> like ideal growing conditions for J.I.'s
> He grows his in 8" pots, in plastic 'ponds'.
> These 'ponds' are constructed from timber, roughly 1" X 6" layed out to
> form a box to fit about 4 pots wide, by 8 pots long, and they sit on the
This sounds similar to what I was thinking. Well bigger then what I was
thinking but the idea is similar. I've also considered the big plastic
utility tubs they sell. I figure they are big enough for one or two pots
with some water or I could use them as pots. Without drainage holes the soil
should stay fairly moist. The tubs are big enough to create a fair size patch.
> ground, and are lined with heavy duty plastic, nailed all around the edges,
> to the top of the timber. This is filled with water and topped up as
> needed. He feeds the J.I.'s with old cow manure, added to the water, rather
I've seen references ranging from having the water 2-3" deep to having the
water 3" above the pots. I guess less is okay but is the deeper water okay?
Nick
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