Re: mowing Siberians
- Subject: Re: [sibrob] mowing Siberians
- From: B* H* <c*@cablespeed.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:50:56 -0400
Yes Ellen, we mow ours (all 1-2 acres) every November. It's hard on the
mower and the mower deck needs to be rebuilt every two or three years, but
doing it by hand is an even less attractive option. We also get rid of
reject seedlings by continually mowing them. It's amazing how long they can
stand this and still try to regrow. In fact a number of them still bloomed
this year on tiny two inch foliage after a year of mowing close to the
ground. It seems heartless to cut down these poor little things trying so
hard to survive, but is Roundup kinder? Bob
At 01:22 PM 7/16/2004, you wrote:
>This morning I was was reading the June '04 issue of 'The New
>Zealand Iris Society Bulletin' and, in a report from the Albany
>N.Z. group, Mary King wrote:
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>"Public plantings made in Kell Park of water-loving iris are
>largely flourishing, despite some lack of knowledge by some
>Council employees! All our Siberians were mowed to the ground in
>the Spring {our Fall in the Northern Hemisphere}, but new growth
>has now returned."
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>One of my least favorite jobs is cutting back the Sibs in the
>Fall.....mowing sounds far easier. Anybody ever do it outside
>of Albany, N.Z.? I know Dana Borglum torches his Sibs....I guess
>the same outcome?
>
>Ellen
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>Ellen Gallagher, Berlin, New Hampshire - USDA Zone 3
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