Re: General garden catalogs

Here the white form does well. I can't seem to get much increase from yellow form.
Chuck Chapman


wynnet@aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 2/29/04 8:40:55 AM PST, hensler@povn.net writes:
>
><< I'd noticed that the green/yellow form did well just about anywhere in the
> garden while the green/white one needed good, very well drained soil in as
> much sun as possible. Even then, it never has done as well as the
> yellow-striped one. Could ph be part of the puzzle?
> 
> Christy >>
>
>One of the main reasons that green and white variegatas don't do as well is 
>that they have less chlorophyll for food production (none occurs in the white). 
> The yellow and green have enough in the yellow portions that they will do 
>better.
>
>Wynne Thursby
>San Gabriel, CA  
>Zone 9a, Sunset Zone 20
>


-- 
Chuck Chapman, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Zone 4/5


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