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Best way to mark plants for later transplanting?
Hi all,
I've got a bed of bearded iris that are blooming now. There are 2 colors. This Fall, I want to weed out one of the colors. I previous tried tying yarn around the ones I wanted to remove when they were in bloom, but when I went to dig them out in the Fall, the yarns had all disappeared. Does anyone have a better method for marking? The rhizomes are pretty crowded, so I need to be precise. The foliage dies back but stays there to some extent. Any/all ideas appreciated. Thanks, Elizabeth |
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Best way to mark plants for later transplanting?
Elizabeth,
Instead of the yarn, have you tried using the ties that come with the bread/hot dog buns(they come in different colors too). You can also use the ties that are available at the grocery stores for tying the veggie bags. Hi all, I've got a bed of bearded iris that are blooming now. There are 2 colors. This Fall, I want to weed out one of the colors. I previous tried tying yarn around the ones I wanted to remove when they were in bloom, but when I went to dig them out in the Fall, the yarns had all disappeared. Does anyone have a better method for marking? The rhizomes are pretty crowded, so I need to be precise. The foliage dies back but stays there to some extent. Any/all ideas appreciated. Thanks, Elizabeth |
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Best way to mark plants for later transplanting?
Elizabeth,
Here's a website about caring for Bearded Iris in North Carolina: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/hil/hil-8506.html. Below is the bit about transplanting iris: "After 3 to 5 years, iris generally become crowded and should be divided. Iris can be divided any time, but many growers prefer to divide 4 to 6weeks after the flowering period. Cut the leaves to one-third their length. Dig the clump and wash soil off with a hose. Cut rhizomes apart so that each section has at least one healthy fan of leaves and firm, white roots. Older rhizomes may seem firm but should be discarded since they have limited flowering capacity" As for marking them, this might seem like a really really dumb idea -- and I have never tried it -- but what about marking the "target iris" with some sort of marking pen? Also, from the instructions above, it seems that the marking would only have to stay on the plants 4-6 weeks after bloom. As for the disappearing yarns, my first suspects would be birds, so the idea of using "twisties" from loaves of bread would have a lot of merit (although I'd simply break down & buy a roll of the stuff at the nearest garden center, as I'd go crazy trying to keep track of the little twisties, let alone wonder what the different colors were meant to signify when I tied them on the plants!) Anne Lurie NE Raleigh "Elizabeth" wrote in message rthlink.net... Hi all, I've got a bed of bearded iris that are blooming now. There are 2 colors. This Fall, I want to weed out one of the colors. I previous tried tying yarn around the ones I wanted to remove when they were in bloom, but when I went to dig them out in the Fall, the yarns had all disappeared. Does anyone have a better method for marking? The rhizomes are pretty crowded, so I need to be precise. The foliage dies back but stays there to some extent. Any/all ideas appreciated. Thanks, Elizabeth |
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Best way to mark plants for later transplanting?
BB wrote:
Elizabeth, Instead of the yarn, have you tried using the ties that come with the bread/hot dog buns(they come in different colors too). You can also use the ties that are available at the grocery stores for tying the veggie bags. Another option are those plastic "zip-ties" that come with garbage bads - usually we just tie the bag in a knot, and those plastic things sit in a drawer for years. -- Brent Harsh - KD4PBO Cary, North Carolina, USA |
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Best way to mark plants for later transplanting?
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That is great! I will divide them 4-6 weeks after the bloom instead of waiting. I'm sure the markers will stay put at least until then. Thanks! "Anne Lurie" wrote in message . com... Elizabeth, Here's a website about caring for Bearded Iris in North Carolina: http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/hil/hil-8506.html. Below is the bit about transplanting iris: "After 3 to 5 years, iris generally become crowded and should be divided. Iris can be divided any time, but many growers prefer to divide 4 to 6weeks after the flowering period. Cut the leaves to one-third their length. Dig the clump and wash soil off with a hose. Cut rhizomes apart so that each section has at least one healthy fan of leaves and firm, white roots. Older rhizomes may seem firm but should be discarded since they have limited flowering capacity" As for marking them, this might seem like a really really dumb idea -- and I have never tried it -- but what about marking the "target iris" with some sort of marking pen? Also, from the instructions above, it seems that the marking would only have to stay on the plants 4-6 weeks after bloom. As for the disappearing yarns, my first suspects would be birds, so the idea of using "twisties" from loaves of bread would have a lot of merit (although I'd simply break down & buy a roll of the stuff at the nearest garden center, as I'd go crazy trying to keep track of the little twisties, let alone wonder what the different colors were meant to signify when I tied them on the plants!) Anne Lurie NE Raleigh "Elizabeth" wrote in message rthlink.net... Hi all, I've got a bed of bearded iris that are blooming now. There are 2 colors. This Fall, I want to weed out one of the colors. I previous tried tying yarn around the ones I wanted to remove when they were in bloom, but when I went to dig them out in the Fall, the yarns had all disappeared. Does anyone have a better method for marking? The rhizomes are pretty crowded, so I need to be precise. The foliage dies back but stays there to some extent. Any/all ideas appreciated. Thanks, Elizabeth |
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Best way to mark plants for later transplanting?
If you go to home Depot they sell a set zip ties in a small tube. The ties
come in about 6 differnt colors and you get about 500 ties total. I use the colors to mark the differrent colored flowers and they are also usefull if you need to stake flowers such as foxglove etc. I think the whole set costs about $5. "Elizabeth" wrote in message rthlink.net... Hi all, I've got a bed of bearded iris that are blooming now. There are 2 colors. This Fall, I want to weed out one of the colors. I previous tried tying yarn around the ones I wanted to remove when they were in bloom, but when I went to dig them out in the Fall, the yarns had all disappeared. Does anyone have a better method for marking? The rhizomes are pretty crowded, so I need to be precise. The foliage dies back but stays there to some extent. Any/all ideas appreciated. Thanks, Elizabeth |
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Best way to mark plants for later transplanting?
Many types of ireses are pretty tough. I have successfully transplanted
irises in midsummer. I suspect that moving them now would work fine. "BB" wrote in message ... Elizabeth, Instead of the yarn, have you tried using the ties that come with the bread/hot dog buns(they come in different colors too). You can also use the ties that are available at the grocery stores for tying the veggie bags. Hi all, I've got a bed of bearded iris that are blooming now. There are 2 colors. This Fall, I want to weed out one of the colors. I previous tried tying yarn around the ones I wanted to remove when they were in bloom, but when I went to dig them out in the Fall, the yarns had all disappeared. Does anyone have a better method for marking? The rhizomes are pretty crowded, so I need to be precise. The foliage dies back but stays there to some extent. Any/all ideas appreciated. Thanks, Elizabeth |
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