Re: DO YOU CUT BACK THE ROOTS AFTER DIGGING

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• To: i*@rt66.com
• Subject: Re: DO YOU CUT BACK THE ROOTS AFTER DIGGING
• From: V*@aol.com
• Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 23:41:59 -0400

In a message dated 96-09-19 21:45:05 EDT, you write:

<< I AM NOT ASKING STUPID QUESTIONS  - now John repeat this over and over...
 
 DO YOU LEAVE ALL THE ROOTS ON OR DO YOU CUT
 > THEM BACK TO A REASONABLE LENGTH? 
 
 I cut them back - they will put out new ones..now if you are 
 transplanting..  I still cut them back - easier to replant - they will 
 still put out new growth..
  >>
Cut them back yes.  Cut them off no.  I leave about 4" of roots on my iris.
 This also helps to anchor them in our soil so that they don't get bloom out
of the ground before the new roots take hold.

Dana Brown  Lubbock, TX  Zone 7

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