Re: : leaving iris out of ground for winter
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  • Subject: Re: : leaving iris out of ground for winter
  • From: M* V* <f*@yahoo.com>
  • Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:14:41 -0800 (PST)
On Thanksgiving day it was 62 degrees so I was able to get them all heeled
back in.  It was around 200 varieties and took me four hours.  I think they
should do fine.  The very next day it snowed!  Oh the joys of Michigan
weather.
 
The reason I dug them up was the insane amount of weed pressure
including quack grass, sorrel, thistle, etc..  The reason I delayed digging
them is this.  The house that my gardens are at was my moms house.  She
moved to SD in December and rented the house out.  The renter, a friend, ended
up not being a good renter so it became awkward for me to get there.  I had to
wait until she moved out to get into the garden.  
 
We just bought a house
and close Nov. 30th.  Come spring I can move everything to my new place, whew!
 
Thanks for all the advice!

Michelle Verville
 
________________________________
 From: Linda Mann <lmann@lock-net.com>
To:
iris@hort.net 
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [iris]:
leaving iris out of ground for winter
  
And if it's too wet to dig a place to
heel them in, just line them out on the ground and pile a really thick layer
of potting mix/compost over the roots.  Or make the potting mix be a sort of
raised bed, crowd the irises together, making sure there are no air pockets,
soak it down good for the same reason.  Leaf/branch mulch the whole thing.
Linda Mann
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