Re: CULT--CUTTING FOLIAGE
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- Subject: Re: CULT--CUTTING FOLIAGE
- From: D* S* <s*@molalla.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 01:02:32 -0700 (MST)
rimat wrote:
>
> HI--
> I guess I'll ask again because I don't think this question got through.
> At what time of year or when in the growing cycle does one cut back the
> foliage on beardeds and sibs? And how close to the ground should it be
> cut? I have been doing it in the fall about 6 inches from the ground.
> Is this the right way to do it or am I creating bloom problems for the
> following season?
> Rima terra@catskill.net
> Still no signs of real spring here in zone4/5 -- some snow sprinkles
> today after last night's rain and wind storm that lifted some of the tin
> roof off my barn!
Rima, forgot to mention that we cut our siberians clear down to the
ground by the end of October, early November, as there is nothing green
left by that time. Beardeds we never really cut at all. Just keep the
clumps groomed, and re-groom in the spring to allow good circulation of
air. This helps discourage rot as well.
Nancy
