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Okay, I've been at the whole iris thing for awhile as a hobby (500 irises prove that I like trading and buying them). But it's time to redo the WHOLE thing. I've got irises turning yellow and now showing very much increase. I know I need to amend the soil, but how without going to the expense of sending out soil samples (which vary considerably from one side of the garden to the other).
What do you during this time of year to aide your garden's growth and increase?
Please show pictures too as I've got my eye on redesign and want see ideas beyonds rows and rows of irises. As I feel compelled to keep the neighbors visually stimulated to avoid complaints, I have to have mixed plantings and now the few daylilies (eww, not my favorite plants) are in mid-bloom and the rudbeckia and hostas (in nearby shade) are beginning to bloom.
Wow, I am so unsure of myself this year I sound like a newbie! I've tried the alfalfa cubes (not pellets) tilled into the soil with new plantings and that didn't seem to help them -- they survived, but did not thrive. I even used alfalfa tea and that helped the annuals in a few beds, but also seemed to help with the weeds -- neighbors didn't like the smell or the flies that seemed attracted by the smell.
Best OTC solution? What do you do?
TIA
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