OC's 07 Iris season

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Apr 10, 2007 10:56 am

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kHT · Post by **kHT** » Apr 11, 2007 5:27 pm

#2 for the Season just opened!

oldcoot · Post by **oldcoot** » Apr 20, 2007 2:05 pm

keep posting, because OC won't be. After working his tail off last fall, lifting 200 Iris, dividing them, putting ithem n new dirt he had looked for some real beauties this year. Right before Easter he had 6-8 pods showing that they were right ready to open the next day. That night they got hit by a week of 22* nights with 40 mi/hr winds. My cousin whom I gave most of the extra Divisions I had left to, are already blooming. SO I know the Iris were OK, He lives a three hr. drive south of me. I don't now have nor expect to have another pod this year. I AM hoping that some of them are re blooming Iris and I may get some at the end of the summer. I am NOT going to cut them back as I usually do, just in case......

Keep posting for OC ....whom it looks like won't be. THIS YEAR

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » Apr 20, 2007 10:17 pm

Awwwww, that is so sad, Coot!! I am hoping to see a bunch of blooms from that big batch you sent me.....

Just like they always say......next year...

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Apr 21, 2007 11:47 am

Oh so sad Coot, they might just surprise ya. Keeping those toes cross for warmer weather. Do keep us posted!

oldcoot · Post by **oldcoot** » Apr 21, 2007 12:43 pm

IF the kids do come back next week, after they clean out the dead Hosta leaves, I plan to put out some bone meal and 10-10-10 on all the iris and Liliums. Also hope to spray the Hosta with Miracle Grow and Epsom Salts to see if I can re-generate any new life in them...........Had a 6" rain Thursday, so the kids had no problem planting the Liliums today. Looks like an 8-=83* week-end, so may something will pop......OC HOPEING

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Apr 22, 2007 11:59 am

Coot I have seen Mother Nature bring back those thing we thought were lost. Matter of fact I had one of my favorite brugs not show up last year after I had to cut her back to the soil to make sure I had all the special orders covered. So last fall when it was time to put the brugs away, I ran out of room and had to select what was going to go in and left several outside unprotected. Low and behold my favorite is showing signs of life after being left out in the cold. It sure shocked me! Don't give up on a plant, give it a couple of years, it just might surprise ya.

oldcoot · Post by **oldcoot** » May 09, 2007 11:25 am

but then you already knew that, didn't you ?? HE is so good to all of us. And this week, HE has especially blessed OC. Some of the Irises that OC had planted for HIM last fall, BLOOMED. Even after the hard freeze. Not many, but enough to bring tears to that Old Coot named John's eyes.

He has made several pictures but is only going to post one a day so they will last longer !!!!

Please enjoy OC's blessing from the Lord.

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » May 09, 2007 2:51 pm

What a beautiful bloom He blessed you with. I'm very happy for you John. Thanks for sharing the pic.

oldcoot · Post by **oldcoot** » May 09, 2007 3:43 pm

Three or four of them came up together so I don't know if it is a clump or not. These are Iris OC DID NOT get to divide last fall is is sure hoping to move out in the sun where we can see them better this fall.. What really helped them out was that when the freeze took all the leaves off the tress, these got sun all day instead of half a day. Now the leaves are back (thank you Lord) so don't guess there will be any more in this bed. But then, this is just great.

This Iris has been sitting just like this for a week. Don't know if it was the 5 days of rain it got just as it opened, or if it was that unwelcome 40* we had last Monday Morning.

Don't know if it will be Black or Navy. Had some of each in the bed it came from. Either way I will excited to see it.

The photo was made in Macro with my XT and 300 mm lens.

Enjoy. OC sure does.

oldcoot · Post by **oldcoot** » Jun 13, 2007 1:31 pm

and the leaves starting to dry up, I am going to call the 07 Iris Season closed for OC. If he SHOULD have any re-bloomers this fall, he will a new thread.

oldcoot · Post by **oldcoot** » Jul 23, 2007 2:38 pm

his '07 Iris season is now officially over. Because of all the hot dry weather we are having they are all turning browrn like they are going dormant.

The kids finished cleaning out all the new beds Saturday, and this week we will start lifting Iris from the pots , tray and Yard not lifted last fall. The kids will be planting them in the yard for next year in a new place with more Sun because the Old Iris bed was cleaned out to have Liliums planted in it last fall.

Am sure hoping they all bloom pretty next Spring and OC 's Camera is back from repair by then......OC feeling very optimistic today about next year. Keep you Fingers crossed they don't freeze next spring and that we do get some rain this fall.....

Hallson Gardens

OC's 07 Iris season

Beautiful Iris folks

Well Lucy, you better post some pictures !!

The GOod LOrd is so good to OC

Thanks Pat

Well since all if OC's Iris should bloomed by now,

Well this post is to say that OC thinks