CULT:roots
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  • Subject: CULT:roots
  • From: B* W* <a*@aol.com>
  • Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:13:39 -0400 (EDT)
My younger granddaughters don't really understand why I don't want them
walking on the freshly dug iris beds.  Years ago, I learned to protect the
soil for the earthworms and the iris roots.

In loose soil, I've dug irises with roots that are over 2 foot long.  That was
several years ago.  Not seen the soil in such good shape here.  Maybe my
additives will improve the texture.

Many stalks on 'Star Gate.'  The new planting of 'Over and Over' was watered
all summer, but the one in the garden not so often. It's been extremely dry
here.  Anything I want to dig has to be watered first.  Concrete.

 Where I grew irises in AR the water table was at 20 feet.  No, I don't think
the roots reached the water table, but the sand was so bad that they had to be
planted about 2 inches below the surface to hold the plants up.  Linda, if
your water table is four feet down, isn't it possible the iris roots may get
deep enough to tap into it?  ;-)

Betty Wilkerson . . . still moving irises

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