Mine didn't do much blooming this year either. I think John is right. Cold
wet cloudy spring didn't tell them what or when to do the blooming thing.
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"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message
...
See Lotus regarding my quirky lilypond pH/Buffer Problems.

I have 5 different iris varieties, 4 in the Lily pond and 5 in my koi
ponds
and this spring only the black gamecock bloomed. All I can figure is the
iris didn't like the high pH in the lily pond. The one's in the koi pond
were held in a kiddy pool with only a couple of small goldfish for
fertilizer and water that got quite warm last summer. They were moved to
the koi ponds to replace the tropicals during winter and spring. Not a one
bloomed. The black gamecock was in the lilypond. Any ideas, guesses? ~
jan

See my ponds and filter design:
http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

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