Re: s. African iris and slugs
- To: i*@Rt66.com
- Subject: Re: s. African iris and slugs
- From: V* P* <i*@lindsaycomp.on.ca>
- Date: Fri, 09 Feb 1996 05:57:17 -0800
- References: <31175C00.2BF9@lindsaycomp.on.ca>
Virginia Prins wrote:
>
> Hi everyone. I've been reading your archives for a while . I knew there would have to be tons of iris talk and
> there is ... thanks to Tom. Is Chris Hollinshead the only other Canadian
> subscriber??? I live near Lindsay Ontario, in the beautiful Kawartha
> Lakes region - clay loam - still a fair amount of snow hanging around on
> the ground. To business: re slugs I rinse and save egg shells all > winter,crush finely and sprinkle heavily . Seems to help. The
> subscriber who was asking about South African iris might write to
> The National Botanic Gardens, Kirstenbosch. Cape, South Africa and ask
> for some seed. A couple of years ago I asked them to send me some Protea
> seed - and they did so.
> Ginny Prins Little Britain. Ontario inanda@lindsaycomp.on.ca