Re: frost heaving
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- Subject: Re: frost heaving
- From: "* S* L* <t*@tntie.com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 14:51:29 -0700
From: "R. S. Lockman" <thelockmans@tntie.com>
When soil in my bed heaves, I set the vole traps! Got two set at the
moment. Hate those varmits, treating soil in lawn for grubs shortly. Never
had this trouble until last year. Any one else had to deal with this?
Donna Lockman
thelockmans@tntie.com
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> From: william b. cook <billc@atlantic.net>
> To: iris-talk@onelist.com
> Subject: [iris-talk] frost heaving
> Date: Friday, July 31, 1998 10:34 AM
>
> From: "william b. cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
>
> > That is truly a distressing sight! I have never had TBs heave, only
> medians
> > and I remember seeing a few like this. Now I place a small rock on top
> of
> > them to keep them in the ground over the winter. This has worked for
me
> so
> > far.....I'll do it again this year and hope for the best.
>
> Linda,
> I think this is more of a problem in climates where the soil goes
> through numerous freeze-thaw cycles. In your climate, by planting now,
> they should be fine.
> When I lived in Kentucky, this problem would occur on Irises and
> Daylilies that were planted after Labor Day. Since they had not had time
> to grow an adequate root system, they were more prone to heave.
>
> Mark A. Cook
> billc@atlantic.net
> Dunnellon, Florida.
>
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