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07-27-2008, 03:55 PM | #1 | |||
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I want to plant Iris bulbs and heard that September is the month to do it.
Can someone give me a little insight about planting them. The Iris is my favorite flower and I want to have a lot of them. One of my big problems about planting flowers is that I have a BLACK thumb. I will kill anything I try to stick in the ground. I can't even have an indoor plant. I think the only thing that I had success with was a cactus. Well I would appreciate any pointers. Maybe I don't have much luck in this area because It is not one of my favorite things to do. Ya Think? Truely a believer, Doodle bug7 |
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07-28-2008, 09:27 AM | #2 | |||
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Iris's are sturdy if you ask me I transplanted, the last that survived some kind of weed attacked them I moved them all else where, dig a hole doesnt have to be super deep 5-6 inches if that and sept is a good time mine took to the transplant but no bloom this year have been debating cut them back, or see if i get an authum bloom, not sure about this myself. think happy thoughts when you plant lol chase the killing thumb away
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07-29-2008, 09:34 AM | #3 | |||
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Thank you for responding to my Iris crisis. Believe it or not, last year I stuck some fake flowers in the ground. I know that people who drove by our house would wonder how I have such a beautiful yard even in the dead of winter.
Truely a believer, Doodle bug7 |
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07-30-2008, 09:22 PM | #4 | ||
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try this site or your local ag or extension office (especially for your regional specifics)
http://www.irises.org/growing.htm
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"Thanks for this!" says: | weegot5kiz (07-30-2008) |
07-30-2008, 09:39 PM | #5 | |||
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thank you jprinz was wondering what i could use for fertilizer, didnt realize a lower nitrogen fertilizer would be better, Thanks
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07-30-2008, 09:47 PM | #6 | ||
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no problem, happy to help. Around here (zone 7-8) we shoot for a Nitrogen of about 5 (I use an 8-8-8 fertilizer and compost)
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