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Oh Katherine, I hope this is just a bad spell you're having and that you will return to good health. It is frustrating for you not to be able to garden as before. Fingers crossed for you,
Val
I noticed yesterday that the row of iris "chunks" that were treated with rooting hormone, have all finally pushed up leaves, small, but leaves, none the less. I still see no action on the un-treated row. I'll repeat this experiment next year, in amended soil, with better care...Arlyn
Interesting Arlyn -- where did you get the rooting hormone? I'm wondering if I should add that to my poor Arthouse rhizomes that took such water damage.........
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Thank you, Arlyn. Keep us informed on the progress of those "little leaves". I wish I had tried that on Expect Wonders.
Lucy, I advertized on Craigslist and have had several lovely people come and take out two of the beds that looked the worst. The rhizomes were in good shape and had lots of roots readying for winter. They were so excited about getting the iris. I was able to train them on things they needed to know in the immediate. I also had a daylily bed that is no more thanks to some responders to the ads. I can put my seedlings that are in solo cups in that bed where the daylillies were. My husband has agreed to help prepare the soil for me. The other two beds will go back to being lawn. My husband is working on getting the areas prepared and seeded for grass today. He likes looking at iris in bloom but does not have a desire to attend to keeping beds with all their maintenance requirements. He is happy to mow grass, though, and so be it. Things are looking better and I feel peaceful about my decision. The raised beds that I am keeping are so packed I will be keeping an eye to thinning them out as I can.
Katherine - As long as you're at peace with what you're doing, that's what's important! You have to be happy in your ventures.. otherwise it's a burden and no one wants any more burdens if they can avoid it.
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Never be afraid of a scar. It just means that you were stronger than something that tried to hurt you.
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Name: Paul Smith Pleasant Grove Utah Grandchildren are my greatest joy.
Some years when I have put my seeds into the refrigerator for the cold period i have sprinkled a little Rooting Powder on the moist seed and think it encourages rooting.
I dug the smallest of the "treated" rhizome pieces this morning, and by "smallest", what I really mean, I guess, is the one farthest from the "fan end", when I "sectioned" the rhizome, as they all are about the same actual size(the treated ones are a "little' larger than the untreated, but not that much). As I said, I want to re-do this experiment, in better soil, and with better care, but, it looks like the rooting hormone does have a positive effect. You can see in the pic that the original rhizome "wafer" is completely gone, with a small (size of a large pea) rhizome left.
.....Arlyn
Name: Dee Stewart Willamette Valley OR Snowpeak Iris
Katherine I know it is hard to give up most of the gardening for health. I have because of being alone and my back. I took all the fruit trees out, cut all the siberians, japanese, spuria out cut down on the varieties cut out the grapes, cut the veggie garden to 1/4 now enough for just me, besides the onions garlic and blueberries.
See if someone will take and love the plants as much as you did and that way you can go and visit them,
I had to go back and read what you were referring to, Dee. I suspect that *most* of us here are seniors -- and at some point, are going to have to make the decision that Katherine did. Best to just face that, accept that what is, is -- and get on with living. I'm sure we have all given up other things in our lives that we loved -- and we have the wonderful memories of having had them. Such is the way of life. So it will be with our Iris addiction, as well.
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