Re: CULT: Transplanting TB

From: Linda Mann <lmann@icx.net>

Lew Best in Texas wrote:
> Would appreciate any advice you can give a "newby" to raising iris
> concerning the move.  Have seen so much info this summer I hope I remember
> the most important things, am curious about alfalfa pellets (how much to
> use) and sand mulch (thickness, cover rz or not), etc.

I put about a cup of alfalfa pellets, a cup of sand, and a few
tablespoons of balanced fertilizer on the spot where I'm going to plant
(sand is new this year) and turn the whole thing over to a depth of
about 8 or 12 inches, then set the plant in the middle of the dug area. 
I usually don't add the sand mulch till after several weeks of watering
to let the soil finish 'rearranging' itself.  Last year, I covered with
2 to 3 inches of sand.  I add the mineral fertilizer because I have
gravelly soil in a high rainfall area that loses nutrients at a high
rate, and lush fall growth isn't a problem here usually.  

Linda Mann east Tennessee USA



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