RE: OT-BIO, transplant, pineapple
iris@hort.net
  • Subject: RE: OT-BIO, transplant, pineapple
  • From: F* <f*@q.com>
  • Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:18:28 -0700
Hello. Dan,
Thank you for your question about pineappling.  I live in Phoenix, AZ, where
I have had a lot of experience with pineappling.  I still don't know what
causes it, but it isn't a fatal condition.  It seems to be a response to
stress, too hot, too dry, ect.  The symptoms are bunched, spikes in place of
a normal fan.  Just treat them normally, and they will probably grow
normally next year.

Francelle Edwards  Glendale, AZ  Zone 9


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of Dan
Asmus
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2010 11:34 AM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: [iris] OT-BIO, transplant, pineapple

Hello irisarians far and wide!

(not that you are overweight, yaknowhatImean)

My name is Dan Asmus, and I live in Joplin, MO --  I guess that's zone 6a.

I used to garden irises in St Paul, MN, and appreciated your collective good
advice and encouragement, but that was over four years ago, and I've been
out of it recently.

In August, I transplanted a total of 208 iris rhizomes into a patch that was
largely grass, by using a mantis tiller to rip open the ground, and a lot of
grass has comeback, so I have a lot of tending to do, but my main concern is
that about two-thirds of them are stunted growth--I think I saw this
described as "pineapple", but could find no reference in the archives when
searching that word.

Can anybody tell me what I might be able to do for these plants?

Thanks in advance
Dan Asmus, Joplin, MO

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