tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post2863486137252925208..comments2024-03-27T23:17:01.193-07:00Comments on A corner of France: Iris rhizome splitting and replantingMark In Mayennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-28388402815035594482013-07-03T00:38:17.978-07:002013-07-03T00:38:17.978-07:00Different world. Rewarding world.Different world. Rewarding world.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-50611484525574688512013-07-02T09:30:57.791-07:002013-07-02T09:30:57.791-07:00Looks like hard, dedicated work... you need your o...Looks like hard, dedicated work... you need your own TV show on the Beeb!Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02133900289384226725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-10629079550250398512013-07-02T09:13:01.706-07:002013-07-02T09:13:01.706-07:00In the words of the great collaborator
'Ah ye...In the words of the great collaborator<br /><br />'Ah yes, I remember it well'....Helen Devrieshttp://asurfeitofpalfreys.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-42838396107391276622013-07-02T07:19:44.325-07:002013-07-02T07:19:44.325-07:00Garden lime it is. All Devon soil seems to be acid...Garden lime it is. All Devon soil seems to be acidic, as witnessed by the number of disused lime kilns in the area. Not a local industry one wants to be anywhere near when in operation. Many years ago a local lad was incinerated in one here when he fell asleep by the top and rolled in. I suspect CO poisoning first, or hope so. Less unpleasant for the boy.<br /><br />I lend labour to Dartmouth in Bloom, but am wisely not a committee member. I tend not to be great on committees. I call a spade a shovel just before burying someone with it, usually.Tim Trenthttp://dartmouthboat.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-67883740580955706132013-07-02T07:13:27.362-07:002013-07-02T07:13:27.362-07:00Hi Tim, good luck with the blooming competition! ...Hi Tim, good luck with the blooming competition! You should add garden lime as well as manure to the soil, because manure is usually slightly acid. Keep lime off the hands and don't breathe the dust since it burns!<br />Hope you're both keeping well.<br />M<br />Mark In Mayennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14987723233401368368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130463693430089737.post-17372075246001270452013-07-02T07:09:21.099-07:002013-07-02T07:09:21.099-07:00We spent the last couple of years learning about f...We spent the last couple of years learning about flag irises, quite a lot from you. Last year we gave up the unequal struggle of preventing their taking over our tiny beds and bought an earthenware wide bowl to keep them in. Not enough sun here yet to see any results, but they seem healthy.<br /><br />I'm guessing we need to lift them at least every couple of years and replenish with manure before replanting. passing plants n to friends when we have spares.<br /><br />She Who Must Be Obeyed is heavily involved with <a href="http://dartmouthinbloom.org/" rel="nofollow">Dartmouth in Bloom</a> and is preparing for judging. She's entered our entire row of cottages as a neighbourhood, but other people's illness, absence and death means she has just weeded and tidied eight out of our row of 10 front gardens. for judging on Friday.Tim Trenthttp://dartmouthboat.co.uknoreply@blogger.com