Re: OT:article in local paper

I'm sorry I did not clarify that the article was a 3inch by 4 inch section with no name as to origin and a iris shape in black and ahite which looked like standards and falls were spread flat out. To me it appeared to be taken from a older source as more modern articles are better done. I do not agree with some of the statements and feel a letter to the editor should be written as it effects the serious growers in the area. I was looking for some input on your feelings. thank you  Bill
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From: w*@volcano.net
To: i*@onelist.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 7:07 PM
Subject: [iris-talk] AD:article in local paper

Wow ! After reading a article in the Home and Garden section of the Amador Dispatch this Sunday 9/19/99 I thought I would share it with you, for comment and/or. I have typed the wording rather then a attachment which some might not receive.
 
Article Title;       " Dividing Iris Bulbs
1.    Divide iris bulbs ( actually they are Rhizomes ) in the late summer or early fall, or whenever there is crowding.
2.    Cut leaves to  6 inches or so.
3.    Dig up rhizome clumps, but do not break them or tear up the roots. Wash the rhizomes thoroughly and do not let them dry out.
4.    Cut rhizomes as illustrated. Do not make divisions too small or blooming will be delayed.
5.    Keep rhizomes out of sun. Replant immediately.
6    Prepare new soil to a depth of about a foot. Use peat moss or compost. Create holes large enough to keep roots from being crowed. Rhizomes should be just beneath soil surface.
7.     Pack moistened soil around each rhizome. Do not keep soil soggy".
 
The Illustration showed the iris being divided at the original mother rhizome leaveing older growth still attached to the division in my opinion. thank you for your time  Bill
 
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Stone's Iris Garden
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                                   3500 ft. elev. 55 miles SE of Sacramento, California
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