Re: Planting an iris garden

Deb  --  Responding to Linda Mann's request on your behalf:  I'm attaching a
schema to show how an iris should be planted.  (1) Dig a good, deep hole and
make a mound of soft earth in the center; (2) place the rhizome (like a
tuber with roots) on top of the mound, spreading the roots out and down; (3)
fill the hole, covering the rhizome with about 1/2 inch of dirt and press
down firmly all around, leaving the rhizome near enough to the surface that,
when you water it in, the watering process will just about expose the
surface of the rhizome to the air.  This should work in your climate.  --
Griff

----- Original Message -----
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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