Re: CULT: how long before planting?

The sooner you can get them planted, the sooner they will start growing
new roots & the better bloom next year is likely to be.  Assuming your
soil is pretty sandy in Myrtle Beach, you could probably safely plant
even tho it is wet?

I sometimes 'mud' plants into my gravelly soil while it is raining.
Cooler that way, I don't have to haul buckets of water or drag around
the garden hose, and they get to settle in when it's not hot windy and
dry.

<I received a shipment of new irises Monday, and I am wondering how long

                   before I should plant. I ask because we are having so
much rain it is hard to
                   describe. My yard is soaked, and predictions are for
rain every day for the next
                   week. I assume these irises were dug about a week
ago, so am I safe waiting
                   longer, or should I get them into the wet ground now?

                   thanks,
                   Mike In Myrtle Beach>


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