Re: Planting an iris garden

Deb hello , from the sound of your night-time low of 34  you must be in the
upstate  We have some avid iris growers in the area and some active  clubs ,
if you are interested  contact me off line    regards    jim



James Rohrer     Inman , S C
Jrohrer31@Bellsouth.net
From: "deb rose" <debrose36@yahoo.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 5:30 PM
Subject: RE: [iris] Planting an iris garden


> I live in South Carolina.  The days are in the sixties and seventies, the
nights around 34.  I did trim the foliage however the rhizomes are 6 to 8
inches.  There are roots with the foliage plants, no roots for what I
divided.  I planted them with the top of the rhizome showing.  Thank you.
>
> PATSY NORVELL <patsiris@msn.com> wrote:Deb, where do you live? Here in
Texas, we still have time to plant. Did
> you trim the foliage so that it would not overbalance the rhizome? Are
> there some roots that can help hold the plant in place? It doesn't matter
> if they are live roots or not. How deep did you plant them? Here, the
> top of the rhizome should be even with the top of the soil. In other
> words, more info is needed.
> Pat in
> Dallas
>
>
> >From: deb rose
> >Reply-To: iris@hort.net
> >To: iris@hort.net
> >Subject: [iris] Planting an iris garden
> >Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:41:50 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >Hi there!
> >
> >This is my first time planting an iris garden and I need some expert
> >advice. I inherited a few thousand iris rhizomes and began the journey of
> >planting them. I tilled about 2000 ft in gardens, placed lime, spread
weed
> >control, divided the bulbs and trimmed the stalks. I started planting
> >today and my garden looks like Charlie Brown himself stopped by to
garden.
> >Is there a special way to plant these? I divided the rhizomes that had
> >multiplyed however I am left with long rhizomes that are not fitting well
> >in the soil. The stalks are leaning backwards in some cases. What size
> >should they be? Thank you for any advice as I am struggling with the
> >planting process. Smiles to you
> >
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