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Apr 1, 2008 | 11:43 AM PST

That's what my friends are calling me because of the digging I did before the last flash flood rain in our area. I am diggin' it though and gave them no reason to retract that statement as I dug around again this morning.

I've trimmed a cedar tree's low lying limbs so I'd be able to get the leaves raked up from under it. Hauled at least six wheelbarrows full of leaves to the backyard burn pile (don't worry I have plenty in the compost pile too.

I thought of one of the friends here at GG that had a spell with Poison Ivy a few weeks back when I saw vines of "leaves of three, let it be" s under the cedar. It must not be a bad one thinking maybe it was creeeping virginia? not sure. Anyway I didn't break out and I pulled and cut those vines to smitherines! One of my Hurcules trees is dead and I removed low branches from it , that was hard going as they have a lot of thorns and they will go right through your Croc's I assure you.

Don't want to make this too long and very boring to you all so I will end this blog with a question maybe ya'll could tell me the answer to. Would it hurt to bring up some Iris's that are growing in the area I've been cleaning today and later put them back ? They must've been there quite sometime as the tuber things are not even down in the soil some lay on top and have been only covered with leaves...till now.

I'm in zone 8 so I am thinking I could move them...only thing is arent they getting close to time to bloom ..they did bloom last year. They are purple and beautiful.

Have a great day!

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bsmitch	Apr 1, 2008 \| 4:11 PM PST The Irises bloom pretty early, if you can, wait until the blooming season is finished then dig them up and separate them and replant a little deeper and space them out a bit. They will bloom next year better the this year. You have a great day and happy gardening. Bill Mitchell
txrose	Apr 1, 2008 \| 5:12 PM PST Thank you, Bill I will wait I love the color and don't want to lose them.
stereoman	Apr 1, 2008 \| 6:30 PM PST Creeping virginia? LOL txrose, is that the same thing as Virginia creeper? We have it all over the place in my neck of the woods. It usually has five leaves rather than three.
txrose	Apr 1, 2008 \| 8:11 PM PST yep creeping virginia..is virginia creeper..gotta talk texanese stereoman. Anyways it looks like three leaves although it could be five but two on each side look like one you see?? Kinda creepy huh! lol my view is usually different than anyone elses. Last edited by txrose on April 1st at 8:12 PM.
fairygarden	Apr 8, 2008 \| 8:38 AM PST My irises live just on the surface of the dirt. I dont think they like to be buried very deep. If you must move them now, they should be ok, in my experience they are very hardy. If you do wait and get blooms, please take a pix...they are some of my fav. flowers!
witt	Apr 8, 2008 \| 10:12 AM PST Where I'm from iris does best just barely in the ground or with its tuber exposed. My mom, who is quite a gardener, has accidentally left some just lying on the ground forgetting to plant them, and they took root and bloom beautifully. If they are buried deeply, there won't bloom.
txrose	Apr 8, 2008 \| 6:07 PM PST Thanks fairyg and witt I found that out recently they don't need to be but barely buried thanks for commenting and they are barely I felt like they needed to be fixed :) just thinned out later I think only two will bloom but I will take pics this time.

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