more Ages, iris food, planting depth ??
- To: I*@Rt66.com
- Subject: more Ages, iris food, planting depth ??
- From: c*@qntm.com (Chad Schroter)
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 11:05:38 -0700
I am still 37 (10/28/58) my wife of 2 years is 30 and my daughter is 18
months so you could say I am getting a late start. I made my first iris cross at
around 13 years of age during my mom's "Iris period", I hope to infect my
daughter as well, it may be too late for my wife who grew up in a Townhouse.
Someone (perhaps Dennis Stoneburner) once refered to Schreiners Iris as
possible Baked Potatoes during famine, well I would also like to offer up
another famine entre' , I recieved some Louisianas from Bay View Gardens which
are close to 3 inches wide and twice as long - they look just like Lobster tails
with their stripes and all.
A question: the spuria iris I received appear to have been grown about 2
inches deep based on thats where the leaves change from white to green, do they
prefer to be buried ?, I have "streambed" soil which drains well. I have always
planted Louisianas deeper to help them stay moist but they seem to grow up to
the surface anyhows.
Chad Schroter, Los Gatos CA Sunset Zone 16 USDA zone 9b
