Oops. That link should be Naughty kid pulled up my irises.

Ice Cream buckets?

Watering every 3 days?

Irises don't like wet feet.

Ice cream buckets are terrible pots for irises unless you have holes in the bottom for rapid drainage..

The important part of an iris is the rhizome...They will go dormant in the summer... Better they be laid on your garage bench out of the sun, away from heat and moisture
and allowed to dry than kill them with too much moisture. You need to plant them soon.

I forget why it is you are not replanting them... but irises need little water...good drainage.

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Yes, the ice cream buckets have holes. I made them myself. ;o)

The reason I'm not replanting them is because they might get abused more, in the only location available, and also because I wanna take them with me when I move in April.

So do they need to stay in the dirt, with less watering, or should I take them out and let them dry till next year?

Thanks!

I think either one would be fine. I have some laying out on a bench (in the shade)that I dug up the other day from my grandparent's homeplace & I have some in a bed that were transplanted this spring and the leaves are dried up. I literally have thrown iris bulbs(rhizomes) on the ground and they sprouted leaves and bloomed. Just make sure you don't have too much soil covering them (tops of bulbs should be visible)or they'll be at a greater potential for rot.

Since I have such a brown thumb, I think it's probably best if I eliminate the risk of rot by digging them out and drying them in the garage. Should I cut off the leaves?