Re[2]: Heavie-Jeebies


Barbara, those eyes have to be hearty to get through a normal cold season.
They won't pop out until they are ready, UNLESS they are fooled by
temperature. That is a problem, but if they are just heaved, then roots
drying out is a larger issue.

Keeping their roots covered is the key to preventing them from drying out.
Any mulch is fine temporarily, but not on the exposed eye.

We always said if you impact the eye, it won't be happy. Sitting here with
an infected eye, under treatment, I appreciate that no one likes stuff in
their eye!!!

     bruce


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Subject: Re: Heavie-Jeebies
Author:  hosta-open@mallorn.com (owner-hosta-open@mallorn.com) at HERCULES
Date:    03/20/2000 9:30 AM





Hi Bruce
Your suggestion sounds easier to me than digging and potting up.  Just
one
more question tho.  The area is totally exposed, and if the eyes are
left
above the soil line, would they not be subject to drying out from the
wind,
sun and eventual frosts (and probably snow) again?   Are you telling
me that
as long as the roots are protected and kept from drying out, the eyes
and
subsequent leaves will be fine?
Thanks.
Barbara
Quebec, Canada
t*@acbm.qc.ca

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