Another great way to collect iris seeds is to hold a basket or bag underneath the flower stalks and shake them until they ...

Prune away spent iris stalks. Fertilize iris with a 10-10-10 fertilizer. When temperatures start to heat up, water early in day. Put together a garden first aid kit.

Overcrowded iris plants often fail to bloom. If this is the case, try dividing the irises this coming summer. Keep in mind that recently divided and transplanted irises may not flower for a year ...

Prune away spent iris stalks. Fertilize iris with a 10-10-10 fertilizer. When temperatures start to rise, water early in day. Put together a garden first aid kit.

• Cut back iris stalks but don't divide plants until mid-July. • Leave some lettuce and spinach plants in the garden to go to seed for a fall crop or to harvest seed for next year.

For the first solution, iris borer overwinters as eggs that are on old iris leaves and other plant debris at the base of the iris stalks. In early spring they hatch into tiny pinkish caterpillars ...

QUESTION: There are now bulb-like structures on the flower stalks of my purple iris. What are they, and what should I do with them? -- Jerry Borger ANSWER: These structures are seed pods. Remember ...

This may be the slow season for some, but gardeners have much left to do. You have pulled the last weed and dead vegetable stalks and added them to the compost heap.

Bare-root iris rhizomes will also be available this year for $1 each. Come and vote for your favorite Iris Bloom, Iris Stalk, Peony, and Hosta Leaf. Copy the Story Link.