Re: TB's are worth it...


On Tue, 3 Sep 1996, Arnold Koekkoek wrote:

	(snip)
> 								  If I 
> don't have to dig the whole thing out to get the rot cut away, I also 
> to cut out the bad stuff and leave the rhizome growing rather than 
> dig it out, though sometimes it is so bad by the time I discover the 
> problem that I have to dig.

	Hi,
	I am going to ask a not very informed question (as opposed to
	calling it a dumb question) about these TBs and their rot-prone-
	ness.

	I don't know whether I am just plain lucky with all my new beard-
	iris or they are just not rot prone or what....we have had a ton
	of late summer rain and they are doing fine...they even have
	moss growing between them and I meticulously look (today, God
	forbid, I laid down in back garden to smell the soil for rot)
	for signs daily. From MDB's to TB's, they are all increasing 
	and showing green color. I have them planted in three areas and
	two tend to have so-so drainage.

	I guess it is the nature of the beast to talk about problems
	on a list such as this....and I am finding it helpful to know
	what to do when rot happens.

	 I am assuming that the vast majority of the list do not have rot 
	problems? Is this an incorrect assumption? 

	We still have one Japanese iris in bloom and one more is coming
	along.

	Ellen Gallagher   e_galla@moose.ncia.net  No.NH, USA
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