It is shipping time for us and planting time for you. If you have not yet received your iris and daylilies -- they are on the way!! We only have a handful of orders remaining to be shipped.
We thought it would be good to give you a few tips for planting your new additions. First, remove the plants from the boxes as soon as you can -- they need air and of course water. Make sure to soak your iris and daylilies in water for a minimum of one hour and maximum of 24 hours -- I usually prefer to do it overnight. This is a basic rehydration process that wakes up the roots and gets them ready for their new home. Take your time and cultivate the soil well -- until it is easy to move -- here in Indiana we have a lot of clay soil and so this process is very important in helping the roots find space. When you place the plants in the ground water the roots directly before placing the rest of the dirt on top of them -- this is especially important for daylilies. This will keep them well watered for the first day while they begin to settle in. Also add any fertilizers like alfalfa or green sand or some of our magic soil to the root area before watering and recovering with top soil.
If you pick up your plants at a local nursery or green house or if you picked them up from us here at the garden make sure to cut down the tops also to about 3-6 inches tall -- do this before planting. It will allow more energy to go into the root development which is more necessary than foliage survival during the fall.
Make sure to get your orders in now -- there is still at least one more month to get your plants in -- check out our specials
Happy gardening!
