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Re: [GWL]: adding to the myths list

Thanks Catriona.  I suppose that goes back to the
money-influence thing: nurseries make a lot more money
on larger specimens and contractors make a lot more
money on installing bigger plants.  This one also is
translatable right down to such little things as
tomato plants.

By the way, you and I met MANY years ago, probably
when I was working for Sunset.  My memory is fuzzy
beyond that, though.

And I had forgotten that you live (or had lived) in
San Diego, my home town.

Regards,
Joe
--- Catriona Tudor Erler <cterler@cox.rr.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> >
> >
> >For those of you who don't mind, I'd like to know
> what
> >you have on paper or in your head that fits the
> >subject of garden myth. 
> >
> Start with a large plant. Smaller trees and shrubs
> become established 
> more quickly and soon outpace larger specimens
> planted at the same time. 
> A case in point: Against the advice of the landscape
> advisors, the city 
> of San Diego insisted on planting mature eucalyptus
> trees at a new 
> sports stadium. They wanted instant age and were
> willing to pay for it. 
> The landscape people also added a few saplings for
> good measure. Within 
> a few years, the saplings were bigger and healthier
> than the large 
> trees. It cost lots more money for the large trees,
> and bought little 
> benefit. Catriona Tudor Erler
> 
> >
> >
> >1.  Tilling soil regularly
> >2.  Yellow tomatoes are less acid
> >3.  Topping trees
> >4.  Pruning flush
> >5.  Pruning paint
> >6.  Pruning back crown of new trees
> >7.  Peonies need ants to bloom
> >8.  Topsoil use
> >9.  Soil under oaks and pines is acid
> >10.  Sulfur to reduce alkaliinity
> >11.  Gypsum for breaking up clay soils
> >12.  Watering overhead during sunny days
> >13.  Amending soil for planting large plants
> >I'm sure I've missed some obvious ones, but it's
> early
> >in the morning here.
> >
> >Care to add to this?
> >
> >Joe
> >
> >--- Jeff Ball <jeffball@starband.net> wrote:
> >
> >>There is nothing we can do about this problem, but
> I
> >>have to get it off my
> >>chest.
> >>The problem is the continuing spread of bad
> >>information by a few garden
> >>writers and many too many non-garden writers
> >>assigned gardening topics in
> >>newspapers, magazines, press releases, and books.
> >>
> >>And I know that most everyone else in the garden
> >>writing business is doing
> >>exactly the same thing.  As my son would say,
> "Suck
> >>it up Dad, you're not
> >>going to change everything in the world".  Ah such
> >>wisdom from someone only
> >>35 years old.
> >>End of rant for the day
> >>Still Frustrated
> >>Jeff Ball
> >>
> >
> >=====
> >Joe Seals
> >Santa Maria, Calilfornia --
> >where the weather is always perfect
> >and my garden always has something blooming
> >
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