Re: Preparing beardless irises for shipping
- Subject: Re: [sibrob] Preparing beardless irises for shipping
- From: H*
- Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2001 18:10:21 -0700
We dig beardless irises a day or two ahead of shipping. After washing
thoroughly, they are allowed to sit in fresh water and Miracle Grow till
shipping day. They get a chance to soak up a good drink and they'll shed a
bit more debris that's been trapped in the roots. Gophers, not borers, are
the only real iris pest here and they're easy enough to pick off before
shipping. :-)
Because we ship a number of things out of the US and delays can be a
problem, the roots of each plant are wrapped in polymer gel held firmly with
paper towels and a plastic bag. Especially nice thing when using polymer
gel.... no dripping packages.
Christy
Skip & Christy Hensler
THE ROCK GARDEN
Newport, WA
http://www.povn.com/rock/
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