James, I put them on top of the ground, but not up against the iris. Do you think that is why I didn't have any problems? I have no idea what iris like!
I have a bunny or two in my garden where the daylilies are, and they didn't eat any of the plants. I'm thinking that maybe the alfalfa gave them something to munch on. Not that I noticed any pellets missing, but I threw so many of them in there that I'd never notice if half were missing! Another good thing I've been told is that it won't burn the plants, like regular fertilizer can. I'm always worried about too much fertilizer, so I usually don't fertilize with anything other than alfalfa pellets, and I added seaweed fertilizer this year. Between the two, I had happy daylilies!
