Re: Heavie-Jeebies

Thank goodness here in Tennessee I don't normally have heaving problems.
But I do have another related problem with the same results: gardener
boo-boo. Last year I planted several hostas too high, anticipating soil
settling. It wasn't til this spring that I noticed their hairy little
crowns showing above ground. In most cases, the roots are covered, though
some of them have roots showing right where they join the crown.

Should I dig these up and replant them deeper? (She asks with fear and
trepidation, thinking about here aching back and the 20+ hostas from last
year that still need planting)

Gerry

At 09:30 AM 3/20/00 -0500, you wrote:
>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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