Re: Re: CULT: iris health, gravel, companion plants

 With most yards here being 1/4 granite (reddish-pink kind) for zero
landscaping, I get around the "CC&R rules" issue by using decomposed granite
instead of the 1/4". It gives the same effect and yet is actually good for
the soil here. It is expensive but worth it.

It does get gradually mixed in and may have to spread another top coat every
few years. You get a few weeds but by using this, they are very easy to pull

Mostly I don't have very many weeds, there's just not room for them plus
this yr to dry for even the weeds to hatch.

That 1/4 " stuff drives me up the wall. It's noisy, though it doesn't roll,
it just will not settle in. Can't wait to get the rest of it out of my front
yard.

I don't like pea gravel b/c it is uncontrollable. It rolls everywhere.
Anyway that's my thoughts on gravel.  In New Orleans broken oyster shells
were used instead of gravel.  Don't know if people there still use that sort
of thing or not or even if an oyster industry has survived.??


Linda in CW AZ
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From: Linda Mann
Date: 07/17/07 04:32:33
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: [iris] Re: CULT: iris health, gfavel, companion plants

Maybe because it's heavy and expensive?  It seems like it would be a lot
of work to use.

How do you manage it when re-working beds?  Do you rake it off, dig,
then re-apply it?


<I am amazed that
gravel is not used more often as a mulch then it is. >
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