Re: CULT: Bog Garden
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: CULT: Bog Garden
- From: J* S* <"c*@gte.net"@gte.net>
- Date: Tue, 3 Jun 1997 07:40:30 -0600 (MDT)
Walter A. Moores wrote:
>
> >
> > Okay, I'm more confused now. So I can buy the pool, poke holes, then
> > fill with peat moss (and water?) do I plant the JI's, LA's directly
> > in the pool? Will it stay "boggish" without constant watering? ( A
> > valid concern on my father's part; water bills here are outrageous!)
> > If it's a "bog" with peat moss and dirt and mud and such, mosquitos
> > won't breed in it, will they? If they do, then I will renounce bog
> > gardens forever, due to the fact that mosquitos find me *quite tasty!*
> >
> > I find their bites *quite painful!*
> >
> > Rusty
> > fearing the answer.
> >
> Rusty, you should consult with local iris growers before you
> attempt JI's in Tarrant County. The only person to have grown JI's
> successfully near you is Marie Caillet in Denton County. She also is the
> 'dean' of all Louisiana growers and can help you in many ways. She
> contributes her expertise to D/FW Garderner and other publications.
> Neill Sperry (KRLD) often consults with her. Go and visit her bog to get
> an idea of what it involves.
>
> Walter Moores
> Enid Lake, MS 7/8
Thanks Walter for the info on Palestine,but that is still too far to go
to a meeting.
Rusty,
I get the Neil Sperry mag. It is very helpful for growing anything in
TX. In fact I rate it the best of all the gardening mags. I receive.
Mostly because he deals with all parts of TX & has been a very good
reference for all kinds of problems. Not too expensive either.
Janice Stocks
Baytown,TX
