Re: Re: HYB: potting - hyb 101

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From: "Linda Mann" <lmann@volfirst.net>

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>
> Based on what you say, I think the difficulty I have in getting
> seedlings to keep growing is the heat we have so consistently through
> the summer, starting at the end of bloom season.
>
> Extra fertilizing and water encourages rot, which is ok - those will be
> prone to rot as adults too, so I am happy for them to die as seedlings &
> save me the trouble of lining them out.  But what you say makes me think
> that, at least with non-rebloomers, trying to push them during the heat
> of late spring and summer is a mistake.  Unless I can provide them a
> dehumidifier/air conditioner <g>
>

 Linda I was talking about full sized iris and not using nitrogen when they
are not growing. To me seedlings are like any kids. The more you feed them
the faster they grow. I push them from the time I pot till I line them out.
They seem to handel more water and fertilizer than big iris.They don't seem
to slow down untill winter. We have 90 degree weather here to plus humidity.
This year was cooler than normal. In the past the heat has not bothered the
seedlings.

They send out increases in August  where the big ones send them up in late
fall.

Mike Greenfield
redear@Infinet.com
SW Ohio Zone 5b

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