Re: CULT: Soil types..Loess
From: "Patrick O'Connor" <swamp@ix.netcom.com>
Walter Moores wrote, regarding loess soils:
>These hills extend farther south and may account for Patrick O'connor
naming an
>iris FELICIANA HILLS as the hills leave Wilkinson County, MS and enter
>West Feliciana Parish, LA.
Walter,
The loess hills do not actually extend as far south as Baton Rouge (where I
used to live), but they start perhaps 25 miles North in an area called
Tunica Hills. This area more nearly resembles the part of Arkansas where I
am originally from, and, for me, it is a welcome respite from the flatlands
and bayous of South Louisiana. I love the swamps but the hills are home.
And you are right, the Tunica Hills in East and West Feliciana Parish are
the basis of the naming of FELICIANA HILLS.
Have you grown irises in loess soils? I would have thought that Louisianas
would not be suited to loess soil but that bearded iris would. However, my
experience this past year in New Orleans in growing Louisianas in a
brought-in mix of composted materials (90 percent) and sharp sand, has
turned me around. This very loose and sandy mix has produced the biggest
rhizomes I have seen. The irises grow much better than in the native
soils, even with lots of compost added. Live and learn. Perhaps loess
soils would produce simmilar results.
Patrick
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