Re: CULT: fall seedlings
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] CULT: fall seedlings
- From: s*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 18:33:32 EST
In a message dated 11/2/01 12:57:44 PM Central Standard Time,
donald@eastland.net writes:
<< There are now 17 seedlings up in the pots left over from
spring. >>
Don, the only time this happened to me I left them in the pot (we're talking
brand new, less than an inch tall) and they died. Years ago, I planted a
cross early from two strong rebloomers before the ground cooled. It involved
Corn Harvest and (I believe) Feedback. The seed sprouted in a hurry, but
couldn't survive the Kentucky winter.
I've left seedlings to winter over that sprouted in the spring and the strong
ones lived just fine. In the past, I have used this method to determine
plant vigor. Stumbled onto this the year I came down with Arthritis. I felt
so bad, I only planted about half of my seedlings, thinking I was done with
the irises. I expected the ones I hadn't planted to die . . . and some did,
but many didn't. So I don't worry any more. Have several of the 2000 that
were too small to plant out with the others and they are still in the pots.
They are big enough that most will survive.
Find some way to protect them. Leave them in the pots. Place them on the
West side of the house/barn/shed--cover with straw/leaves etc., to a depth of
6 inches or more. Unless you have a greenhouse or grow lights where you can
plant them into pots and winter over that way??
Betty from Bowling Green KY
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