Subject: Re: alstroemeria

**R* B* <r*@gmail.com>**

I haven't tried alstroemeria myself, but recall a story from David Smith,
retired director of horticulture at White Flower Farm (Zone 5, Litchfield,
CT). He used to field grow a crop, and told me the secret was to plant very
deep -- a foot or more. He was astonished that people found the plant iffy,
because he had such good success. This was 20-plus years ago, when we still
had real winters, with serious lows. (Thermometer hit -25F one memorable
winter in the late '80s.) Usually had a good snow cover, too, which probably
also helped.

Cheers,

Renée Beaulieu
New London, CT these days
_______________________________________________
gardenwriters mailing list
gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/gardenwriters

GWL has searchable archives at:
http://www.hort.net/lists/gardenwriters

Send photos for GWL to gwlphotos@hort.net to be posted
at: http://www.hort.net/lists/gwlphotos

Post gardening questions/threads to
&quot;Gardenwriters on Gardening&quot; &lt;gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org&gt;

For GWL website and Wiki, go to
http://www.ibiblio.org/gardenwriters