Re: Heaving of new plants
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- Subject: Re: Heaving of new plants
- From: D* S* <d*@roanoke.infi.net>
- Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 19:21:44 -0700 (MST)
Arnold Koekkoek wrote:
>
> To Mark and others: I was told once to anchor new plantings by
> putting a brick or rock on the rhizome after the ground had frozen.
> That would prevent heaving if there was a freeze/thaw cycle. I tried
> it, and I've found it to work well. Not an iron-clad guarantee of
> success, but in the great majority of cases I've had the plants
> survive. So you might want to try the same.
>
> Arnold Koekkoek
>******
You can put the brick on the rhizome even before the ground freezes. It
also helps in cases of temp. extremes. The brick keeps the rhizome at a
'stable' temp.
Dennis
