Preparing beardless irises for shipping
- Subject: [sibrob] Preparing beardless irises for shipping
- From: l*@paulbunyan.net
- Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2001 20:53:02 -0000
Hi Everyone,
I'm stepping out of lurkdom to request some assistance and guidance
from
you knowledgeable beardless iris growers. The GardenWeb has just
incorporated
an iris exchange into their forum listing, and I have offered to
write up an
instruction sheet on how to prepare various irises for shipping.
These
instructions are geared toward novice gardeners who may not even know
what sort of irises they're growing, so I'm trying to make them as
basic yet
complete as possible. I'm better versed in handling bearded irises,
so I
wonder if you folks could answer a couple questions for me.
1. I know many people routinely soak incoming beardeds (especially
those
coming from non-commercial sources) in a bleach solution to avoid
transmitting pests and diseases into their gardens. Is it safe
and/or advisable
to do the same with beardless irises? Are there any other
disease/pest
preventative measures that should be taken with beardless species
moving
from one garden to another?
2. How long before first frost should beardless irises be planted in
the fall to
provide adequate pre-winter rooting-in time?
I appreciate your help!
Laurie
zone 3b northern MN
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