Liz, I remember reading Ghio recommending hitting the irises with 10-10-10 after blooming. Maybe Sherry can confirm that...[/quote]
Yes, Joe uses 10-10-10... or 12-12-12.. Whatever is cheaper.. He says he spreads it at the beginning of February. Joe's seedling beds are at his house, which is fairly close to the ocean, and I'm guessing his season starts a little before mine because he's warmer in the winter.. I think his growing ground is a little more temperate than my place, as well. I've always gone by mid-February as a starting point for fertilizing.. Riley Probst says 6 weeks before bloom. I'm going to try to get some out this week before it rains. I think I've got 6-20-10.. I don't have time to scratch it in.. I'm so far behind with this weather... I bought a couple of sacks of alfalfa pellets and will try to broadcast that around the garden .. Everything seemed to benefit from it last year. It's cheap, and better than nothing... and I like the smell.. I also mixed it in the holes when I planted a bunch from pots a couple weeks ago.
