Re: transplant problem
From: jimsullivansgarden@home.com
Hi Chris,
For what its worth, I would only put them in water for a couple of hours
at most, and then put them in a "soil" which is coarser in texture, but
still able to retain water(I use Fison's Sunshine Mix #1). I think on
this last point the roots need more air and they are not able to get it
with the "finer" soiless mixture you mentioned.
Only a couple of days til the first siberian iris opens here.
Jim Sullivan Saskatoon, Sask.
Chris Hollinshead wrote:
>
> From: "Chris Hollinshead" <cris@netcom.ca>
>
> Hello. Wondering if anyone on the siberian robin group could offer any
> suggestions on a problem I am having. I recently received some siberian
> divisions which I potted in a bagged growing medium (Scott's seed
> starting/potting mix, basically a fine mix of vermiculite, peat etc.) to
> help them establish root systems. This should be an ideal situation for
> re-establishment of the root system.
>
> My problem is this (and I experienced it last year too). It is 20 days after
> potting. Some of the siberians are now showing signs of wilting and rotting!
> A couple of leaf fans pulled off as rotten at base. I don't want to lose
> these plants.
>
> What can I do to save them?
> What can I do to prevent this in the future? Perhaps a dip in 10% bleach
> solution prior to potting? I suspect the rot may have started when I held
> them in water for a couple of days prior to potting.
>
> Christopher Hollinshead
> Mississauga, Ontario Canada zone6b
> AIS(Region 16), CIS, SSI
> Director-Canadian Iris Society
> Newsletter Editor-Canadian Iris Society
> E-mail: cris@netcom.ca
> CIS website: http://www.netcom.ca/~cris/CIS.html
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