Winterizing Our Iris Bed - Wisconsin Garden Video Blog
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- On this beautiful fall October day, we decided it was time to begin winterizing our Iris bed. Iris love being planted in full-sun and do really well when not planted deeply. We plant our so that the top half of the Iris rhizome us above ground level and initially anchored with a small rock until it takes root. It’s also important to maintain an Iris bed that is free of debris and clutter. When a patch becomes over-crowded, some Iris need to be removed and planted elsewhere or shared with family, friends and neighbors as long as your Iris variety isn’t protected by a patent. Please do your research.
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Hi lynn, even though I have watched you move plants around your garden for Years now, I'm still not confident enough to do it myself. I think you are the only one I watch that removes the plants with no soil and re-pot them bareroot sometimes. I channeled your energy a few weeks ago and successfully transferred my plants to a new raised bed with 100% success. Thank you for the education and courage to experiment. And be ok with garden failures.
That's great April. So happy to hear you've gained your God-given courage to have fun trying new things in your garden. Just as life is an unknown adventure, so is gardening. When one thinks back to the first farmer and all we've learned since, moving plants that may be struggling in one area and moving it to a different micro-climate may make all the difference. Never be timid about trying new things. It's the best way to learn. Nothing is ever a failure when it teaches us an important lesson in life. Thank you for all you lovely kind comments. We appreciate you! Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Happy Fall - "Keep The Love Growing." - Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden I was in art class today learning water coloring. I was paralyzed with fear and anxiety to work with the medium. She literally told me the same thing. I just need to just do, experiment and gain experience. No fear, try new thing Hahaha... Thx I needed your comment today
Your Iris bed looks so much better.
I'm so glad to have one more section of the garden done before the snow flies. TKS L&R
I was doing this earlier today,. Looks like I did it properly. I love my springtime Grape Kool-aid bonanza! 🙂
Good morning Leanne. "Who doesn't love the smell of grape Kool Aid in the morning?" I can hear Robert Duvall saying that while gardening in his Iris patch. All your hard work will be rewarded this coming spring. Enjoy that unforgettable fragrance. Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Happy Fall - "Keep The Love Growing." - Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Lynn and Richard thanks again. Don't grow much Iris. Lot of work in cleaning. Some of Peony had mildew on there leafs. So cleaned them up. Grass came up pretty good. Watering, fertilizing and over seeding did the tricks It is getting colder, garden likes the cold weather. Take care. See you soon.
Hi Nathan. Great to hear parts of your garden are coming back to life. That's good news. We had our first freeze last night and early this morning that mostly damage our large elephant ear plants along with a few others. This week we're expected to be in the 60's & even 70's. Our Green Bay Packer play in London tomorrow and it will be interesting to listen to the game during breakfast. Stay warm & healthy. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Happy Fall - "Keep The Love Growing." - Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hello again, I’ve been behind on weeding. It’s been not raining here in MS, I know fire ants get me a lot here! My Iris bed needs work for sure, Love you Two!
Good morning Nina. Yikes, fire ants! We are so blessed not to have them in our garden. However, Wisconsin does have a species called Pharaoh Ants. Hope the weather begins to cooperate so that you can attend to weeding your garden. At least you don't have snow to hinder your efforts. Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Happy Fall - "Keep The Love Growing." - Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Your iris bed is lovely, Lynn. My lot is about to flower. I'm looking forward to seeing the different colours. The weather is starting to warm up here. Everything will grow fast from now on. I'm still tackling my yard and up-potting my seedlings so they will get fat to go into the garden in a few weeks. Well, that's if the bugs don't eat them first LOL
Lucky you Mary, enjoying Springtime in New Zealand. Richard's favorite time of year as things begin to grow along with the smell of warming soil that fills the air. Breathe deeply and enjoy! Yes, dealing with all those little critters who thrive on tender plants. Grow, grow, grow! First hard frost now in the forecast for us as we slowly begin removing vegetable plants from our raised beds to begin resting for the upcoming season. Have fun planting. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Happy Fall - "Keep The Love Growing." - Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Thank you for this video !! I am going to do this to my iris patch this weekend.
A great idea.
Hi Barbara. It was our pleasure but watch out for those biting ants. Enjoy the weather and your Iris patch before the snow flies. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Happy Fall - "Keep The Love Growing." - Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Your iris bed looks great.
Hello Marie. Now that fall is in full swing, we're glad to have one more cleanup project finished for this year. Still many more to go. Thanks for taking the time to watch, care and share - "Keep The Love Growing." - Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Thanks for showing us your hard work, while I sit in my recliner, LOL. Do you have to uncover the top of the tuber and expose it, or is it oK to have it under the soil? I had to relocate some iris due to garage repair, and darn if the squirrels didn't pull them out.. grrrr. So replanting today. When ever I move an iris, I always cut the tops down to 1/3, that seems to help them recover more quickly. Looking forward to video next spring of the iris bed.
Good morning Mary. When planting Iris rhizomes, we make sure the top half is above ground level and exposed to direct sunlight. Cutting back 1/3 of the leaves allows the sun to put more energy into the rhizome where it's needed when planting. We may even place a small rock on top to help anchor them while rooting. Once strongly rooted, we remove the heat-sync rocks. When planting iris bulbs too deeply, they struggle to sprout and break the surface. Iris that are planted too deeply often die and rot below the soil surface and may result in plants that appear healthy but won't flower. Plus, rotting bulbs invite Iris borer that could destroy your entire Iris bed if not monitored on a regular basis. It's good practice to dig up and replant your entire Iris bed at least once every 3-5 years where possible. We too look forward to enjoying our grape Kool Aid fragrance once again next spring. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Happy Fall - "Keep The Love Growing." - Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
"Into the place that tried to swallow me" Alice in Wonderland?
Good morning Scott, Sarah and the girls, along with all your eager students. Who knows what that white rabbit in Alice and Wonderland was really thinking - "One pill makes you larger- and one pill makes you small-and the ones that mother gives you-don't do anything at all…" Ah the timeless wisdom from Jefferson Airplane. How close I came to being swallowed up by an old vacant tree trunk. By the way, where is Jimmy Hoffa? Was he gardening at the time of his disappearance? Beware of stranger things that happen beneath the Earth's surface. especially while gardening. Oh no, The Wizard of Oz - 'I'm shrinkingggggggg! Enjoy the upcoming frosty mornings. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Happy Fall - "Keep The Love Growing." - Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Pulling out some things I want to save this weekend in Southern Ontario. This was the first year I grew canna and elephant ears. I know you grow both. Do you compost the leaves or stocks of these plants? Thank you!!
We have so much plant material that we don't compost on our property, so we take trailer loads of our plant cutting and debris to our city's recycling center where they have a huge compost pile. Our trailer is 4' Wide x 8' Long x 5' in Height and each year we take at least 9-12 full loads to the recycling center about 6 miles SW of us. Over the life of this trailer, our 3rd, we've taken well over 500 loads and counting so far.
Thanks for watching, caring and sharing. Happy Fall - "Keep The Love Growing." - Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
Hi Lin. At 2:07 you mentioned a coreopsis plant, but that looks to me like calendula or pot marigold. Is calendula part of the rudbeckia family?
Good morning Karen. Tickseed Coreopsis is in the Rudbeckia family. Another name for tickseed is Coreopsis (/ˌkɒriːˈɒpsɪs/) which is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Common names include calliopsis and tickseed, a name shared with various other plants. Thread Leaf Coreopsis is a native perennial in the daisy family that grows in dense bushy clumps. It may grow 2-3 feet tall with a similar spread. Plants thrive in infertile sandy and rocky soils and tolerate drought, low levels of salt, infertile soil, heat, and humidity.
Calendula is a genus of about 15-20 species of annual and perennial herbaceous plants in the daisy family Asteraceae that are often known as marigolds. Calendula is often known as pot marigold, common marigold, or Scotch marigold, though it isn't a true marigold at all.
Hope this was helpful. Thank you for watching, caring and sharing. Happy Fall - "Keep The Love Growing." - Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden thank you for the concise explanation 😊 I just wanted to point out that the plant you identified looks to be a calendula plant. Love your videos and God bless
Do you think that the salt in the snow from the street piled up by the snowplow would effect the growth of perennial plants? I have some short irises I would like to put near the curb where I have a berm type flowerbed.
Hello Diane. Road salt, spray salt and even walkway melt can damage perennial plants causing salt burn on tender buds, leaves and new branches. Salts can dry out tender tissues along with sun burn and wind burn for unprotected plants. That is why you see some covering specific plants with styrofoam cones and blocks and burlap wraps. You can Google salt tolerant plants, including specific types of Iris, that may offer you more options for your berm flowerbed. Have fun planning. Thanks again for watching, caring and sharing. Happy Fall - "Keep The Love Growing." - Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com
@@WisconsinGarden Thx for the info.
It was our pleasure. TKS L&R
In WI zone 4 we just got our first hard frost. I'm uncertain how to handle my glad bulbs. I would like to try to keep them. After I pull them and cut off the foliage, should I leave them dry out outside? Do I have to worry about them freezing or do I have to drag them indoors on nights that it freezes again and drag them out during the day? I thought that I could stick them in plastic strawberry containers that have vents and store them in our basement. What do you do?
Hello Cindy. After the first really hard freeze, we cut off all tender bulb foliage, dig them up and wash off remaining soil. On the next sunny day, we place all our bulbs, tubers & rhizomes on the driveway to dry a bit. After they dried out for a day or two, we place them in open paper bags, label them and put them in open cardboard boxes storing them on tables over winter in our basement. Once every couple of weeks, we spray them with water to keep them from totally drying out and dying.
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Would this work for a daylily bed? Thank goodness we don't have fire ants here (that I know of hahaha)
Good morning Jackie. Once leaves of a specific plant begin to turn brown and have provided as much energy back to the roots, tubers or rhizomes this method of cutting back old leaves would work just as well for daylilies. We will be cutting back many perennial and native plant material while leaving 4-6" stalks above ground level to capture leaves and snow as their winter blanket. In Spring, we will once again remove all debris. We often place a small rock on top of the Iris rhizome to help it root faster when planting in new areas. it also acts as a small heat sink absorbing energy from the sun. Once strongly rooted, we remove these rocks.
As for squirrels. rabbits, deer, voles, etc., we will sprinkle Miloganite around newly planted material to deter them and many other disruptive critters in fall and in spring. Another spray product we've used with success is called PlantSkydd which does leave a reddish color. They don't like the smell. This trains their little brains to avoid these undesirable areas. Thank you again for watching, caring and sharing. Happy Fall - "Keep The Love Growing." - Lynn & Richard - www.WisconsinGarden.com