CULT: mulch
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- Subject: CULT: mulch
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- Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 16:54:13 -0700 (PDT)
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> In a message dated 9/18/00 5:16:46 PM Eastern Daylight
> Time,
> lmmunro@hotmail.com writes:
>
> << Do any of you mulch iris in the winter? If so, what
> would you use? I
> know they won't die without it, but perhaps it would be
> of some
> benefit. Late in the season, around August, the iris
> gradually start
> getting yellow or brown leaves. Is it better to cut them
> off? I don't
> know if these leaves protect the rhizome, or maybe they
> are better
> removed to prevent insects and rot from getting in.
> My worst problem is 2 Siberians I bought this Spring.
> They grew about
> 8 inches, and that is it. They are in with the Tall
> Bearded. Perhaps
> they take 2 years to get established. >>
>
I mulch my bearded irises with plain ol' dirt in winter
- it seems to help prevent frost heave and rot in early
spring. I take the dirt off the top of the rhizomes in
early spring when the weather breaks.
SIBs, LAs and JIs should be mulched over winter - leaves
or hay should be fine.
=====
Vince Lewonski
vincelewonski@yahoo.com
Secane, Pennsylvania, USA Zone 6b
"I want to be Bob Dylan; Mr. Jones wishes he were someone just a little more funky..."
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