Re: Fertilizing Iris
I was hoping the more experienced growers would jump in on this question but
since they haven't I will add what I remember of this thread a year or so
ago. If memory serves me correctly, that thread brought out that Siberian
hybridizing is not many generations from species and as such Siberians are
not particularly fertilizer dependent like many of the multi-generation
hybridized plants, i.e. TBs and roses.
Currier McEwen in his book "The Siberian Iris" states that 10-10-10 when
growth starts in the spring and again at the end of bloom is commonly and
successfully used by many. For those of you who insist on only "organic"
fertilizer, most are very low in nitrogen and particularly those composted
casually. I am a great believer in compost and compost mulches for
micronutrients, beneficial microorganisms and humas for moisture balance.
However I never rely on it for any significant nitrogen.
Regarding Nicks comment about the larger sources dealing with the waste, all
of them are dealing with the waste in one form or another. The smaller ones
may be more agreeable about diverting small quantities to an individual.
Regarding the question about why if maybe more useful that normal compost.
For me one important aspect would be that is contains no manures and the
associated microorganisms.
Harold Peters
Beautiful View Iris Garden
El Dorado Hills, CA USDA zone 9
harold@directcon.net www.beautiful-view-iris.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Zentena" <zentena@hophead.dyndns.org>
To: <sibrob@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 6:37 AM
Subject: Re: [sibrob] Fertilizing Iris
>
> I think you'll find that most breweries already sell the spent grain to
> farmers for animal feed. I made the following suggestion over in iris
talk.
> Find a local homebrew shop and see if they have a bullitin board. An all
> grain brewer who doesn't compost might be willing to give you his grain.
> Other then that maybe a local brew pub might be your best bet. Anybody
larger
> is already dealling with the waste. I'd also like to know what Neutra brew
is
> because I personally don't understand why it would be better then normal
> compost if all it is is composted brewery by products.
>
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