Re: DO YOU CUT BACK THE ROOTS AFTER DIGGING
- To: N*@NERVM.NERDC.UFL.EDU, i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: DO YOU CUT BACK THE ROOTS AFTER DIGGING
- From: T*@gnn.com (Annette Milch)
- Date: Mon, 07 Oct 1996 00:04:46
Dear John Walker,...From what I understand about the internet, using all
capital letters in a message is the same thing as screaming & shouldn't be
done.
As far as roots, I would leave them on to anchor the iris. Annette
Milch, Lexington, KY (zone 5)
>Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 19:29:22 -0600 (MDT)
>From: JOHN WALKER <NEJWW@NERVM.NERDC.UFL.EDU>
>Sender: iris-l@rt66.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list <iris-l@rt66.com>
>Subject: DO YOU CUT BACK THE ROOTS AFTER DIGGING
>
>HI: THIS IS JOHN AGAIN, I HOPE I AM NOT ASKING STUPID QUESTIONS BUT I
>HAVE BEEN OBSERVING QUITE A BIT THE PAST FEW WEEKS WHAT EVERYONE HAS
>BEEN SAYING ABOUT GROWING IRISES, DIFFERENT WAYS OF PLANTING THEM AND
>ETC. BUT MY QUESTION IS, DO YOU LEAVE ALL THE ROOTS ON OR DO YOU CUT
>THEM BACK TO A REASONABLE LENGTH? IF YOU CUT THE ROOTS BACK DOES THIS
>DO ANY HARM TO THE RHIZONE??THANKS FOR ANY ADVICE..JOHN WALKER...
