Re: mowing Siberians
- Subject: Re: [sibrob] mowing Siberians
- From: &* <c*@wi.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 2 Jul 2004 17:44:38 -0500
Hi,
Francis Rogers has modified a mower and he cuts his TB's with it. Put
larger wheels on it so he can regulate the height.
Char Holte, New Berlin, WI (Near Milwaukee)
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From: "Bob Hollingworth" <cyberiris@cablespeed.com>
To: <sibrob@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: [sibrob] mowing Siberians
> 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
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> At 01:22 PM 7/16/2004, you wrote:
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> >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:
> >
> >"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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