Re: Re: FIRST TIME IRIS GROWERS
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: FIRST TIME IRIS GROWERS
- From: B* S*
- Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 09:53:51 -0400
On 10/11/01 9:23 AM, "Linda Mann" <lmann@volfirst.net> wrote:
> Welcome all new iris addicts <g>
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> No matter how technical and boring some of the discussions get, just
> remember we were all first time iris growers at one time or another and
> some of us have really black thumbs - I kill things from too much
> attention and not enough, and like our weather, alternate between the
> two <g>.
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> Also, no matter how smart or educated we are, we are all still learning
> and capable of making fools of ourselves here. When I first started
> growing a garden, I learned an incredible amount of good, practical,
> useful information from the mentally retarded woman who lived next
> door. She got a huge amount of entertainment from watching me make
> stupid mistakes in the garden (like when I planted my onion sets like
> tulip bulbs, 6 inches under, and never saw them again). She was a hard
> worker and had been gardening for half a century with her family. She
> couldn't explain why she did things the way she did, but she could
> always show me what needed to be done. Her main advice, which I think
> also applies to irises - 'you need to work your dirt'. And 'don't be
> out there paddling around on the ground when it's too wet'. Keep it
> loose. Thank you Beatrice.
>
> Linda Mann east Tennesee USA zone 7/8
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I would add to Linda's sound advice that it also helps to read books and ask
questions. Any good general gardening manual will give you the basics of
garden practices (like don't plant your marigolds before the last frost is
safely past), and experienced locals will be glad to answer questions. But
ask first, before you act. I'm always dismayed when someone comes to me
with a question having already done something lethal to their plants, asking
"was I right?" And before you ask, be sure you have exhausted your own
resources, like that good general gardening manual you bought.
Bill S.
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