RE: now hosta

whew - thanks!
w/ this drought in its 7th month, I wasn't sure.
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From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Mon, 1 Dec 2003 20:07:41 -0800

>yep- totally normal. Even here.
>
>Theresa
>
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>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On
>Behalf Of Pamela J. Evans
>Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 6:40 AM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] perennials and holiday decorating.....
>
>
>Speaking of perennials, is it normal for hostas to die back over the
>winter and re-sprout in Spring? This is my first one and it's starting
>to look awful shrivled and sick.
>
>
>---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
>From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Date:  Sun, 30 Nov 2003 23:50:55 -0500
>
>>Donna, the perennials that are totally dormant - no above ground
>>rosette - will not mind having something on them for a few weeks. 
>>However, if they have any evergreen parts that remain above ground, I
>>would put my foot down about having some solid object sitting on
>>them.  I would not worry about water - the ground is going to be
>>moist enough around their roots even with something sitting on top of
>>them - but I would worry about overwintering crowns with even very
>>tight little ruffs of leaves...they do not want to be sat on:-)  Only
>>other concern would be the weight of the items and whether they would
>>compact the soil...and, of course, his tromping around over your
>>plants rigging them ain't gonna do the soil structure in your beds
>>any good...
>>
>>Your DH sounds like my father - he used to cover every surface with
>>something and rig a phonograph to play music outside - drove me
>>nuts:-)  Don't think he's still doing this now as he's 91, but he did
>>it every year while I was growing up.
>>
>>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>>mtalt@hort.net
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>>> From: Donna  <justme@prairieinet.net>
>>> 
>>> We are decorating the front yard for the holidays. We have a new
>>raised
>>> bed out there and DH is adding his stuff on top of my perennials!
>>Not to
>>> mention decorating my small and still fragile trees....
>>> 
>>> I was not concerned with the open weave lighted reindeers and such,
>>> thought was the water, light etc could still get to the dormant
>>> plants...
>>> 
>>> But then he brought out the hard plastic stuff.... now my
>>perennials are
>>> under them!
>>> 
>>> Is he going to kill them? His thought is it never killed the grass,
>>so
>>> it should be fine... I am concerned.
>>> 
>>> I might add that DH is a X-mas decorating nut case, runs in his
>>family,
>>> although I enjoy it, it has gotten out of hand here... anyone ever
>>hear
>>> of National Lampoon... we give them a run for the top billing...:)
>>
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