Re: CULT: fall cleanup


From: John I Jones <jijones@ix.netcom.com>

J.F. Hensler wrote:
> 
> Not being one to use time and energy needlessly, she trims her TBs using a weed whacker (nylon filament type) then simply rakes up the debris.
> 
> This sounds almost too easy. Has anyone else tried this?

If you are not in a hard freeze area, is it necessary, or desireable at all,
to cut back the foliage? Here in temperate Bay area of California, I leave all
the leaves that don't brown out on the plant to get what food production out
of them that the weather allows.



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