Re: arilbred culture (was Re: Louisianas)
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- Subject: Re: arilbred culture (was Re: Louisianas)
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 07:47:07 -0700 (MST)
Hi Graham!
You write (5 Mar 97):
> Here, AB culture is a no-no outside. It took me a while to discover that
cold
> alone was not the problem, but like so many things here, it is a
combination
> of cold and wet. We get around 32" rain per year, mostly between
September
> and April. That's also the time of year when it gets cold (by local
> standards) with night lows down to about -5C/23F. It is the combination
of
> cold and wet that kills them.
>From the comments of John Montgomery in BC and my experience in Utah, I do
not think that your cold weather is a problem with Arilbreds. They are
perfectly capable of withstanding temperatures down to -20F at least in a
well-drained, non-waterlogged soil.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (Zone 4)
cwalters@cache.net
"This is the Place" - Still a Winter Wonderland (temp 18F, 6" snow on the
ground)
