Re:White Hostas
- To: hosta-open@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re:White Hostas
- From: B* R*
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 18:29:40 -0400
Gerry
My lathe was constructed with 5" boards every 1/3 or 5" board then 10"
space north and south. Never use more than 33% shade and if I do it again
it will be 20% shade.
The bog is simple: make a pond 18-24" deep with a rubber pond liner then
put 6" inches of gravel (non-calcium rock) in the bottom (volcanic rock
works well) and cover with landscape cloth. Then cover the cloth with humus
to ground level then mulch 6-8" above ground. Plant directly in the mulch
and fill the bog. You will have to cut down fertilizer in this system to
10% normal.
If you want an easy trial buy a child's wading pool those 8" deep ones. Dig
a hole about 16" deep and do the same process. You can not over water with
this process, have used it for 10 years.
>Butch,
>
>What does 30% shade translate to in terms of sun/shade? or can it even be
>translated? Do you think with the abundant water your bog garden provides,
>that WC could even make it here in the south?
>
>Thanks for the tip on WC..I'm hoping to establish a bog garden (or at least
>a very, very wet garden) one of these days, and I'll give White Christmas
>another try.
>
>Gerry
>
>At 08:33 AM 10/13/99 -0400, you wrote:
>>I mentioned several times about the bog area (home made with a rubber
>>liner) that stays wet ALL the time. White Christmas does very well in this
>>area.
>>PS It it is in a under a lathe with 30% shade.
>>
>>>
>>>I find it mildly annoying that I bought the aforementioned 'White
>>>Christmas' back in my hosta infancy, based on beautiful pictures and
>>>glowing descriptions, with not a word about it's tendency to melt out early
>>>in the year (not to mention the fact that it is gourmet chow for slugs).
>>>
>>
>>Butch Ragland So. Indiana zone 5
>>
>>"Conflict is as addictive as nicotine, alcohol, drugs, etc.
>>I'm sorry to report that cooperation is not."
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Butch Ragland So. Indiana zone 5
"Conflict is as addictive as nicotine, alcohol, drugs, etc.
I'm sorry to report that cooperation is not."
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