Re: CULT: late planting/dividing
- Subject: Re: CULT: late planting/dividing
- From: g*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 00:32:22 -0000
--- In iris-talk@y..., Linda Mann <lmann@v...> wrote:
> When considering late season dividing/.......most of the larger
> ones out in the garden rows under some kind of protection for the
winter
> (Reemay or leaves).
>
> Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
Linda,
Being a new member of AIS I have been buying past issues of the AIS
Bulletin and I have just read an article in the April 2000 issue
which talks about using Reemay to cover an entire iris bed. Having
just planted an end of the season shipment of TBs from Mid-America
Garden a couple of weeks ago I am concerned that they may need to be
protected from the freeze/thaw cycle this winter. The article
recommended using Reemay for preventing rot with the extra benifit of
keeping new plants from heaving. The article was written by a grower
in Maine and the winters are more severe there than here in
Missouri. I am familiar with putting a cheesecloth type of material
over tobacco beds in Kentucky to provide a warmer plant bed for
earlier development of tobacco plants. My concern about using Reemay
this far south of Maine is the possibility of providing a hot bed for
the TBs and the promotion of new growth too early in the spring. How
do you use Reemay over your plants? Are the edges held above the
ground level or are they possibly held down in contact with the
ground. What has been your experience in using Reemay?
Gary Keller
Florissant, Missouri
Zone 6a
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