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Old 21-12-2005, 11:02 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
birdieb
 
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Default how can I help my irises get started?

I am new to this group so I want to thank you for letting me in. It is
very interesting to read your answers to plant problems. Quite a few
ingenious solutions have surfaced. I live in Southern France (100 kms
South from Grenoble) in the valley. Nice to meet you, everyone! Happy
New Year! And a big thank you for your help so far.

Needless to say I am a newbie to gardening too. To enter the subject, I
bought 2 days ago 5 Iris rhyzomes in a soil that went completely dry 3
hours after watering - in tiny pots, 4 cm in diameter. Most of them had
leaves. Even after replanting in turf they don't seem to do much
better: the leaves keep going yellow. I make sure they don't have too
much water. Can I do anythign else to help them?

They are maybe 10 cm away from the first heater pipe, it is not hot
though since they are in the window. Any ideas?

Sincerely,
Alexandra C