Re: Sawdust and Fall Beauties
- Subject: Re: Sawdust and Fall Beauties
- From: m* s* <w*@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 18:02:21 -0700 (PDT)
Robert Leask gave perfect advice about covering the
top of the pots. Most any mulch would do the same as
leaves and if I used leaves i would run over them with
a mower. Unground leaves can be difficult to break
though in the spring.
What mary says is also true except the reason is being
above ground and not insulated from spring tempatures.
The mulch layer keeps them dormant longer which is
GOOOOOOOD.
--- Glen Williams <gw1944@vermontel.net> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> My garden-back gave out about an hour ago so I will
> send out some e-mail.
>
> My nephew is considering dealing with his large
> potted hostas differently
> this year .He usually puts them in rows and shovels
> soil up around the
> sides so that they are fairly well burried for the
> winters. No tarps.....
> just soil. This year he is considering having
> several truckloads of sawdust
> dumped on some empty land and burying the pots in
> sawdust for the winter.
> Any wisdom or experience out there regarding this
> technique? thanks.
>
> Beautiful in the fall hosta garden this morning: LS
> Saphire Pleats ()this
> beauty is now in serious competition as my favorite
> blue textured hosta (in
> my top ten of all hostas.... Mary could you breed
> one with a gold center
> now? :-))- truly spectacular, Sparkling
> Burgandy...... the flowers are just
> so gorgeous an they fit the plant, Simply
> Sharon..... strictly Lane Bryant
> garb, but big and beautiful, Stained
> Glass...although I am not a fan of
> leaves that turn down.... and so many more.... happy
> Labor's Day glen
>
>
> "....computed in dinosaur years, that's three days
> from the brain's death
> to its being recognized as dead in the far frontiers
> of the tail."Albert
> Goldbarth
>
> Glen Williams
> 20 Dewey St.
> Springfield , Vermont
> 05156
> Tel: 802-885-2839
>
>
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