Re: Repellants - possible repost
- Subject: Re: Repellants - possible repost
- From: H* Z*
- Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 13:33:13 -0600
HI Jim--We are 5 miles south of La Crosse. I don't know what the soil temp
is but most or all of the frost has left. We have a number of things
starting to stir and it scares the heck out of me. I'm concerned about an
April hard freeze, which is not uncommon here.
Hank Zumach
Stoddard, WI
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Sherwood" <jimwsherwood@yahoo.com>
To: <hosta-open@mallorn.com>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: Repellants - possible repost
> HI. I live in Palatine Ill. 25 miles NW of Chicago.
> My house is on a slab with water heated floors. The heat tends to
> also make the ground around the house warm and the hostas and
> jonquils love it.
> The other hodtas in the east (front) group are 24 to 28" away from
> the foundation and have not popped thru yet. I have a 48 inch roof
> eave over the hosta so they fight for water. (and do it quite well)
> They are 6 to 8 year clumps and look very nice when full. I promise
> to water them more as a spring reward.
>
> I am warming some peat moss to mulch the sprout leaves due to the
> expected additional cold.
>
> There is Stoddard? How is the soil temp? Yesterday a south facing
> garden 18 feet from the house had soil temps of 48 to 50F. I dua a
> bed and planted a bunch of HardNeck garlic.
>
> Spring.....Almost.
> Jim
>
>
> --- Hank Zumach <zumach@execpc.com> wrote:
> > HI Jim--Where do you live?
> >
> > Hank Zumach
> > Stoddard, WI
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "James Sherwood" <jimwsherwood@yahoo.com>
> > To: <hosta-open@mallorn.com>
> > Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 10:53 AM
> > Subject: Repellants - possible repost
> >
> >
> > > Several different repellants:
> > > http://hirts.com/cgi-local/catalog.cgi?cat=9,
> > >
> > > Spring is almost here! Hostas 18 inches east of my heated
> > foundation
> > > are 5 to 6" tall.
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
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