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Irises free for pickup.
I have just finished separating and replanting an iris bed and have
(naturally) a lot of left over irises. If you would like any (or all), please send e-mail; I've got about two 5-gallon buckets. I live in north Durham, near Duke. The bed had some iris borers. I've killed all the borers I found (and any suspect rhizomes are now in the trash), but don't know if any of the borers have turned into moths may have laid eggs on these plants. So, caveat emptor. Doc Muhlbaier |
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Gone. --Doc
"Doc Muhlbaier" wrote in message m... I have just finished separating and replanting an iris bed and have (naturally) a lot of left over irises. If you would like any (or all), please send e-mail; I've got about two 5-gallon buckets. I live in north Durham, near Duke. The bed had some iris borers. I've killed all the borers I found (and any suspect rhizomes are now in the trash), but don't know if any of the borers have turned into moths may have laid eggs on these plants. So, caveat emptor. Doc Muhlbaier |
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Doc,
Could you post some tips for separating iris & replanting? I have some that bloom okay, but are in the wrong place and some that don't bloom well because they probably need more sun. So far what I know is to plant the corms(?) in the same orientation, so the clump spreads in one direction -- and to leave the corms uncovered, but that's the extent of it. Anne Lurie NE Raleigh "Doc Muhlbaier" wrote in message m... I have just finished separating and replanting an iris bed and have (naturally) a lot of left over irises. If you would like any (or all), please send e-mail; I've got about two 5-gallon buckets. I live in north Durham, near Duke. The bed had some iris borers. I've killed all the borers I found (and any suspect rhizomes are now in the trash), but don't know if any of the borers have turned into moths may have laid eggs on these plants. So, caveat emptor. Doc Muhlbaier |
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I know you didn't ask me, but. . .
Irises are "can't kill 'ems." I have two spreads of them that I have dug up, given away, used Round Up on- everything! and they continue to flourish (Anyone that wants some can come and get them! I'm in NW Raleigh)! They'll take root if you dig them up and throw them out in the woods. All of the plant sites tell you to dig a hole with a cone in the middle. You place the corm on top, drape the roots over the edge and cover. You're right, you want to be aware of the direction the fan grows in so that they can be aligned rather than willy nilly. Raleighgirl "Anne Lurie" wrote in message ... | Doc, | | Could you post some tips for separating iris & replanting? I have some that | bloom okay, but are in the wrong place and some that don't bloom well | because they probably need more sun. | | So far what I know is to plant the corms(?) in the same orientation, so the | clump spreads in one direction -- and to leave the corms uncovered, but | that's the extent of it. | | Anne Lurie | NE Raleigh | | | "Doc Muhlbaier" wrote in message | m... | I have just finished separating and replanting an iris bed and have | (naturally) a lot of left over irises. If you would like any (or | all), please send e-mail; I've got about two 5-gallon buckets. I live | in north Durham, near Duke. | | The bed had some iris borers. I've killed all the borers I found (and | any suspect rhizomes are now in the trash), but don't know if any of | the borers have turned into moths may have laid eggs on these plants. | So, caveat emptor. | | Doc Muhlbaier | | | |
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This web site pertty much says it all
http://www.dutchbulbs.com/gardenguide/per81.htm (I broke the rizomes at 1-3 of them past the leaves, rather than use a knife. I'm not very consistent a pruning and cleaning, which is part of the reason I have the iris borers.) Doc "Anne Lurie" wrote in message ... Doc, Could you post some tips for separating iris & replanting? I have some that bloom okay, but are in the wrong place and some that don't bloom well because they probably need more sun. So far what I know is to plant the corms(?) in the same orientation, so the clump spreads in one direction -- and to leave the corms uncovered, but that's the extent of it. Anne Lurie NE Raleigh "Doc Muhlbaier" wrote in message m... I have just finished separating and replanting an iris bed and have (naturally) a lot of left over irises. If you would like any (or all), please send e-mail; I've got about two 5-gallon buckets. I live in north Durham, near Duke. The bed had some iris borers. I've killed all the borers I found (and any suspect rhizomes are now in the trash), but don't know if any of the borers have turned into moths may have laid eggs on these plants. So, caveat emptor. Doc Muhlbaier |
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you want to be aware of the direction the fan grows in so that they
can be aligned rather than willy nilly. Yeah, but aren't they going to grow regardless? In my experience, Irises are like weeds - they'll try to propogate no matter where you put them. My wife threw a bunch of 'em away down by the burn pile last fall, and this spring I went down there to burn some stuff, and lo and behold, they were sproutin' new foliage. I put 'em in the ground and they're going great. Makes you wonder whether there might be irises on Mars. MAC |
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