Re: mulching
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: mulching
- From: s*@aristotle.net (J. Michael, Celia or Ben Storey)
- Date: Tue, 20 Jan 1998 09:21:39 -0700 (MST)
>Here in central OK my TBs and SDBs still seem to be in a dormant stage. The
>temps have been like a rollercoaster but mostly in the 40s for highs and 20s
>for lows, with very little ice or snow. I would like to hear some thoughts on
>mulching. I did see a narcissus breaking ground and a petunia in bloom. I read
>that mulching wasn't good for irises. I am having trouble with heaving.
Covering the rhizomes with an inch or two of coarse sand may be a defense
against heaving. I don't have the problem myself, but someone who does
attached the recommendation to comments made here about using sand to stop
pests.
celia
storey@aristotle.net
Little Rock, Arkansas, USDA Zone 7b
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257 feet above sea level,
average rainfall about 50 inches (more than 60" in '97)
average relative humidity (at 6 a.m.) 84%.
moderate winters, hot summers ... but lots of seesaw action in all seasons
