Re: Re: CULT: ?fall fertilizing
- Subject: Re: [iris] Re: CULT: ?fall fertilizing
- From: A*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 11:04:09 EDT
- List-archive: <http://www.hort.net/lists/iris/> (Web Archive)
> <<<Gardeners usually do what works in their gardens after trial and
> error.>>>
>
>
Call your local Agi extension office for the local first freeze date. Most
Agi > departments have a chart.
A general gardening rule, without regard to zone, is to not fertilize within
6 weeks of your normal first freeze date. Around here we often get a season
extension of 2-6 weeks longer than the normal, but it's not dependable. I've
occasionally seen the first hard freeze followed by another 6 weeks or so of
mild weather. (And iris blooms) I've rarely seen the first hard freeze earlier
than the established norm.
A personal note. I never use slow release fertilizers in the fall. That is
commercial fertilizers. Compost is a slow release fertilizer and should be
used with care in the fall.
Betty W. in South-central KY Zone 6
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