Re: mowing Siberians
- Subject: Re: [sibrob] mowing Siberians
- From: K* W* <k*@cornell.edu>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 13:18:57 -0400
Ellen, Bob, et al,
After reading some earlier comments about Roundup on irises, I
tried an experiment. I sprayed a couple of reject Siberian hybrid
seedlings with Roundup just to see how much effect it would have. I also
sprayed some nearby weeds. The weeds died pretty quickly; the irises
showed little effect at first, then most of the foliage turned brown. But
after about 6 weeks, it looks like they would recover if I don't dig them.
My conclusion is that Siberian hybrids aren't quite a
Roundup-ready crop, but are pretty tolerant of it.
Ken
At 04:50 PM 7/16/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>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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