Re: Re: AR: dormant rhizomes

From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>

>From: "Donald Eaves" <donald@eastland.net>
>
>Hello Folks,
>
>I dug up where I had planted OYEZ, MOR and DARLING WHO KNOWS.
>These were intended for a bed prepared specially for harder to grow
>varieties (or what I manage to surmise are probably harder to grow from
>reading).  Instead, I hadn't finished the bed and they got planted on the
>high end of the new TB bed which didn't get filled up.  Now that I'm
>relocating, they will be subject to more water and I've finished the other
>bed.  I was very pleased to find apparently healthy rhizomes, tho they
>are completely dormant at the moment.  This seems significant to me.
>It seems to be an indication that I may be able to grow those types
>with trickier cultivation requirements here in my locale.  The new bed
>is a wide crevice between boulders, so I will be able to cover it easily
>should there be a long rainy spell in summer and it is open on the
>ends so has perfect drainage.  Don't know how deep the planting
>soil is, but several feet at least.  Before I plant the arils and what I
>think are harder to grow arilbreds here, is there any expert advice
>anyone would care to share?

Isn't it true that in hot/dry climates that you should plant the arils
below the soil's surface to give them a bit of protection?  I thought I
remember reading that somewhere.  I'm not sure if that's the proper
technique, but that's what I did in my new hillside planting.  All my arils
are at least 1/2" to 1" below the surface.  They are in a really hot/dry
sandy spot in my yard.  I hope it works!

Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, SIGNA, SLI, & Miami Valley Iris Society
primary interests: ABs, REBs, LAs, Native SPEC and SPEC-X hybrids
(my gardening URL:  http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html)



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