Re: CULT:
Thanks all.
Now I see why there weren't any responses the first time - the consensus
seems to be this is a pretty dumb idea <g>
Not the first time I had one of those! ;-(
This "bed" is being treated like a giant flower pot - it's actually in a
container of sorts (an old seed germination flat, abandoned after the
dog buried the skunk, mixing up my labels), intentionally placed near
the house & water hose, in part shade, where I am most likely to give it
moderate care, at least until after bloom season.
So far, it seems to drain really well and isn't drying out anywhere near
as fast as the "dirty perlite" pots in this heat. Looks & feels like it
is mostly partially decomposed wood.
It is much too shallow for optimal long term iris growth here - but I
figure it will do while I evaluate their ability to tolerate dew
(assuming we get rain again), late freezes, and other miserable
environmental growing conditions here.
It's not quite as sub-optimal as some of my poor seedlings have put up
with this year - just moved about 6 seedlings that germinated this
spring out of a 4 inch (!) pot into a 3 gallon container. Talk about
not having room for roots! Plus erratic watering. At least they were
in light shade, poor things.
Thanks again - I guess I will water them down with some soluble root
booster with extra phosphorus and let it go at that.
Way past having energy for all the optimal growing suggestions of
rototilling, soil mixing etc. Tree roots, rocks, 100 degree temps, poor
air quality, no rain for what seems like a year - not going to happen here.
--
Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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