David Bockman wrote:

David Ross wrote in
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Stu Pittasso wrote:

I have a 2 year old iris clump that is really too tall for the spot
it's in. When can I safely move them?
Thanks!

The best time is when your local nurseries (not lumber yards or
hardware stores, but real nurseries) have bare-root irises for
sale. See my
URL:http://www.rossde.com/garden/garden_divide_iris.html.


Nice url, thank you. Any suggestions on organic methods to control iris
borer?

No. While I garden "semi-organically", I would immediately grab
the nearest chemical toxin if I had iris borer.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at URL:http://www.rossde.com/garden/