RE: Re: HYB: rebloom and roots

Hi,
A couple of years ago I had a pile of dirt brought in and as with any
gardener I ran out of time.  I planted a couple of Iris near the bottom of
the pile.  The next year I moved them.  The roots had gone into the dirt
pile over 4 feet. 

Thanks,

Char

New Berlin WI

HIPS Rhizome Sale Chairperson

DIS Secretary/Treasurer

Region 8 Newsletter Editor


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
SDAyres2@aol.com
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 3:35 PM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: Re: [iris] Re: HYB: rebloom and roots

In a message dated 10/27/2007 5:26:15 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
lmann@lock-net.com writes:

The  plants with the biggest root system, both those long thick roots 
that can  go down a couple of feet here plus the fibrous shallow roots, 
are  definitely the most tolerant of erratic weather here.


I am curious.  Do roots really go down two feet?  I have shallow  thick
roots 
that go horizontally 18 inches, but have never seen deep  roots.  Do deep 
roots comes with deep watering or with a specific type of  soil?
 
 



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