Re: Scaring the livin daylights



On Fri, 30 Aug 1996, MISS SG GUYE wrote:

> Can one grow  Beardeds in tubs -  how deep and how wide should they be? 
> Any advice  thankfully received.  
> 
> Sally in South Africa  - lovely spring day but beastly Berg Wind
> 
> Sally Guye
> email zosg@warthog.ru.ac.za


The problem with planting TBs in tubs is that as the rhizomes increase 
there isn't enough room for them to "spread out" properly, & they will 
soon outgrow the space.  Also, of course you can't get many plants into a 
single tub no matter how large it is! I think tubs are OK as a temporary 
"holding area", or maybe to showcase a special favorite for a single 
season, then move it back into the garden. I've been thinking about 
putting some of the dwarf types into my big cedar planters with spring 
bulbs; seems like the smaller plants would work better than TBs.

And Sally, would you Please tell us what is a "beastly Berg Wind"???

wishing it were spring...
Kay Berg (!)
Mount Vernon, Washington State
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