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| I'm revamping a border, or rather I will when it eventually stops raining
and dries out enough. I want to split up a clump of Iris which is several
years old and didn't flower much this year, so do I need to move the
youngest bits to a completely fresh place, or is it ok just to replant
after giving the soil a boost with some compost?
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Sue
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| Bob Hobden 2005-10-24, 1:21 pm |
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"Sue" wrote ...
> I'm revamping a border, or rather I will when it eventually stops raining
> and dries out enough. I want to split up a clump of Iris which is several
> years old and didn't flower much this year, so do I need to move the
> youngest bits to a completely fresh place, or is it ok just to replant
> after giving the soil a boost with some compost?
>
I've always found them OK to replant in the same place with a bit of compost
help. You do realise it's getting a bit late to move them, should be about 8
weeks after flowering.
That said, I have loads to move before winter sets in.
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Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London
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"Bob Hobden" <me@privacy.net> wrote
> I've always found them OK to replant in the same place with a bit of
> compost help. You do realise it's getting a bit late to move them, should
> be about 8 weeks after flowering.
> That said, I have loads to move before winter sets in.
Ok, thanks Bob.
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Sue
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| Dwayne 2005-10-24, 11:21 pm |
| I have moved them later than this and they survive, the problem is that they
probably wont flower next year, but wait for the following year. I normally
dig into the "clump" of iris and divide it into half, fourths, or even
sixths depending upon the size of the "clump", and remove all but one piece.
Iris if very forgiving.
Dwayne
"Sue" <naiad_zapspam@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I'm revamping a border, or rather I will when it eventually stops raining
> and dries out enough. I want to split up a clump of Iris which is several
> years old and didn't flower much this year, so do I need to move the
> youngest bits to a completely fresh place, or is it ok just to replant
> after giving the soil a boost with some compost?
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> Sue
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"Dwayne" <jenco@st-tel.net> wrote
>I have moved them later than this and they survive, the problem is that
>they probably wont flower next year, but wait for the following year. I
>normally dig into the "clump" of iris and divide it into half, fourths, or
>even sixths depending upon the size of the "clump", and remove all but one
>piece. Iris if very forgiving.
I'll give it a go then. Thanks for the advice.
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Sue
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