How are the iris grown and prepared for shipping?
We follow organic, sustainable practices at Stoney Creek Iris. I use alfalfa meal and cover crops in the iris beds to add nutrients, and corn gluten and plain old hard work to suppress (most) weeds. I use nematodes and extreme vigilance to control the dreaded iris borer. Rhizomes are inspected carefully, trimmed, labelled, dipped in a mild bleach solution, and dried thoroughly before shipping.
