Re: questions on late iris
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- Subject: Re: questions on late iris
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@digitalpla.net>
- Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 21:38:45 -0600
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <cwalters@digitalpla.net>
Tom writes:
> to anyone who can help me on late arrivals.
>
> i ordered irises in late aug. and they have not arrived as yet , tried to
> reach nursery to cancel but had no luck [tel. always busy ] if they do
> arrive this late will i be able to plant them in pots, i have been
reading
> messages on iris talk on how some gardeners have planted iris in pots and
> grew them overwinter or should i plant them in the ground [it isn't
frozen
> yet?] i'm in zone 4 in se. mn tom
Tom,
Do not - I repeat, DO NOT - plant iris in the ground in Zone 4 this late in
the season! You would be courting disaster, in fact, almost guaranteeing
it. The ground isn't frozen here yet either, indeed it was a beautiful
Indian Summer day here today. But iris take several weeks to reestablish
themselves after replanting, and tomorrow is not going to be as nice as
today, and a week from now it could be downright nasty. I suspect the
prospects are not much different where you are.
You will be much better off to try some of the other techniques that have
been suggested for overwintering your iris if they are delivered this late
in the year.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
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