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Old 22-12-2005, 12:02 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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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

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Old 22-12-2005, 03:10 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Can you get to the garden area you are going to put them in permanently?
You could just go ahead and put them in the garden now and they will be
fine. You don't have to cover them with soil, but you can as long as you
don't put too much on. The leaves turn yellow in the winter and I cut them
off of my plants down to about 6 inches high as winter is coming on.

They may not bloom next year, but will the year after.

Dwayne

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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



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Old 22-12-2005, 10:47 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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I don't have a garden as I live in a flat. Would living in pots affect
them much? How can I help them? Is it better to avoid plastic pots?

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I don't have a garden as I live in a flat. Would living in pots affect
them much? How can I help them? Is it better to avoid plastic pots?

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My husband wanted us to settle here but it seems we might move again
because of his job. Nice joke anyway.

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