Re: Mulch
- Subject: Re: Mulch
- From: d*@dynamicro.on.ca
- Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 11:01:27 -0500 (EST)
From: dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca
On Sun, 1 Nov 1998 Irisborer@aol.com wrote:
> From: Irisborer@aol.com
>
> At the iris program given by David Schreiner last weekend, I was astounded to
> learn that Schreiners mulch irises with soil in the fall. They use large
> machinery to throw soil from between the rows over the irises, which is
> removed in the spring.
>
> So my question is...... how can we replicate this without soil? Does anyone
> here use a mulch on their irises?? I wonder if pine straw would work?? Seems
> like peat moss would be too moist.... but then, there's nothing moister than
> snow - and that's the alternative here in the Buffalo 'burbs.
>
> I'd be interested to hear opinions..... this is for bearded irises.....
> Kathy Guest in East Aurora, NY
Kathy, I use leaves. This has never given me problems with mice eating
the rhizomes. Probably because it is kind of a drafty insulation in the
fall and it gets taken off fairly early in the spring.
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca> <- private email address
cold edge of Zone 4 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
AIS, CIS, SIGNA, IRIS-L, Canadian Wildflower Soc.
URL for the North American Native Irises web page
http://molly.hsc.unt.edu/~rbarton/Iris/NANI.html
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