What kind of soil do you have???? Have you had your soil tested? You can get it tested at the county extension center for free. Do you know if anything might have been dumped onto your land before you moved there and maybe buried. I am thinking it could be some sort of contaminate in the soil. How deep do you have your bulbs planted and do you fertilize them or do you use fertilizer on your yard, or live near a farm field that is sprayed or fertilized? Iris roots should be alittle above ground for them to bloom...if they are fully covered then they will not bloom.

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It was a horse field for years, and I did fertilize several years ago and put miracle grow on my plants. I just tested my soil this morning and the ph is a bit acidic, about a 6.0. what do I need to put on it to make it neutral. I am waiting on the water to settle in the jar to do the nitrogen, phosphates and "potash??" test. Thanks for the help, any advice would be great!

The soil test is probably accurate, but you can't be sure with the home kits. And, as I understand, the nitrogen may be there and not show up if it's bound up in organic material...don't quote me on that.
If you're getting no blooms at all, especially with high phosphates, all I can think of is, are these in fairly shady spots?
Or heavy, clay soil?

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Dave
Even my growlights are getting restless!

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Originally posted by alrbeez:
All my trees bloom later that the next block over. I do not know what is wrong.

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I have two Maple trees, side by side, and they come into bud faster and slower than the one next to it, the one by the garage is right on schedule with the street.. the one next to it, about 60 feet away, is still looking like a stick..
and it the fall, dyes back wayyyyyy slower than the other..
I think it's just tree genetic's with some..

But there are many, many factors that can be in effect...
Being by the base of a house or structure, sidewalks, pavements, being in towns or country sides...

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Originally posted by alrbeez:
It was a horse field for years, and I did fertilize several years ago and put miracle grow on my plants.

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When you wrote that part, my first reaction
was too much nitrogen...
Horse poopey is high nitro...
and Miracle Grow is also high nitrogen...

I'd check the depth of your bulbs...

I'd find out from you if you are cutting down the green growth after a certain time, and not letting them dye back naturally...

And find some kind of liquid fertilizer,
I like and use Schultz Plus 10~60~10..
The high middle number is for flowers/produce.
*I don't use alot, just a wee~bit, to get them going..*
But I love homemade compost on mine beds too...

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My question to you is, exactly what of bulbs are we talking about here? Not all bulbs are treated the same way. Some are planted 2 inches deep and others 6 inches deep. If the soil is "a bit clay-ey" then I'd add some Miracle-Gro Garden Soil to loosen up the clay, not spagnum peat moss because it is acidic. I wonder where you're getting the bulbs from, a neighbor/friend or the nursery? Bulbs should be super easy to grow which I'm sure you're aware of or you wouldn't be so surprised. Overwatering may cause this also. I know that at my house we have tendency to duplicate each others' work so we have to check with each other to be sure not to overwater or over-fertilize. Good luck!