Thanks for the information. Guess it won't hurt to give it a try!
Karen


"Starlord" wrote in message
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Weather here in summer is Hot and Dry, and can at times be windy. I use
the local dirt and make it into built up beds about 3inch high. I plant
the iris and I put a thin layer of dirt over the rhizome to keep it from
being dryed out by the sun. When I build the bed, I put down newspaper or
even carpet to help hold water in the soil, then a layer of steer manuer
and then the dirt. I have almost 200ft of water hose I use to even reach
my garden and I use a slow soak way of watering, ( this trailer park has
it's own wells ). Also I use Alfafa hay to make tea for feeding and I mix
in the leftover hay ( you can use pellets or cubes ) mixed into the dirt
too. My iris do good and they bloom like mad.

"Anonny Moose" wrote in message
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"Starlord" wrote in message
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Starlord,
I'm moving to the AZ desert (I guess it is Sonoran desert), 2700'
elevation, summers long and hot. I'd love to take some of the iris I am
growing in Portland to transplant down there but am not sure they will
survive the climate. What is the summer like where you are growing yours?
Karen