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- Transplant irises in the garden properly
- Reasons for transplanting
- The choice of the right time
- The correct procedure when transplanting
- Tips & Tricks
Water your iris sufficiently after transplanting
Transplant irises in the garden properly
There may be different reasons for planting irises in the garden. If you follow some rules when transplanting, you can expect good results in the propagation and during the following flowering period.
Reasons for transplanting
Transplanting irises may be appropriate if:
If the irises in your garden have little or no bloom, then you may have originally chosen a less sunny location. With dense stands it is also difficult to loosen loamy and waterlogged soil without digging out the rhizomes completely.
The choice of the right time
Sometimes in the bed of irises, after a few years, bald spots surrounded by flower rings form, which are the result of an aging of the central root rhizome. Wait for the end of the flowering period before digging out all irises and re-insert only the outer rhizomes with leaves at a suitable distance. For this purpose, choose the cloudiest day possible outside of a dry period so that the fine roots on the rhizomes dry out as little as possible. But do not wait too long until autumn, as otherwise the plants will not be able to grow well at the new location before winter.
The correct procedure when transplanting
If possible, use a digging fork to excavate the rhizomes, so that the roots and leaf roots are not damaged more than absolutely necessary. If you only want to transplant the irises for reasons of garden reshaping, then it may make sense to share the rhizomes as well. As a result, you will have a few years' rest from the care measures that may be necessary at regular intervals for the irrigated irises. Do not leave the rhizomes unprotected for a long time, but use them as directly as possible at the new location.
Tips & Tricks
A soil preparation at the new location of the irises with deposited compost loosens up the ground and saves you in the following years any fertilizing measures with these frugal plants. After planting at the new location you should water the irises extensively even in damp weather with a watering can. So cavities in the ground close by the alluvial fine earth.