Re: Cult: Borers


This is a great question. Please keep it in the open on the list. I
have had the same concerns when people start talking about swapping
plants and/or sharing starts from their private gardens.

Duane

At 01:02 PM 1/29/98 -0700, you wrote:
>Since we don't have borers here in the west, I haven't paid as much
>attention to the problem as discussed on the list as perhaps I should
>have. I don't remember having seen this question asked though. My
>question is this, do I need to worry about receiving any of the critters
>on iris purchased from areas of the country that have borers? And/or
>what would a proper cleansing process.
>
>
>John                     | "There be dragons here"
>                         |  Annotation used by ancient cartographers
>                         |  to indicate the edge of the known world.
>
>John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
>Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay) 
>Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
>Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
>
>
>
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