CULT: Siberians (from SIBROB)
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- Subject: CULT: Siberians (from SIBROB)
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 09:34:02 -0700 (MST)
These questions concerning beneficial nematodes and also the
planting of SIBS. in British Columbia, Canada could use some
input or answers from the collective wisdom of this list.
This was posted with Paige's ok at my suggestion.
Ellen Gallagher
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>The iris connection, very briefly: among the plants my mother and I
>have in our nursery are several thousand Siberian, Japanese and
>Pacific Coast irises. All were started from seed. Many will bloom for
>the first time this year.
>
>Two questions.
>
>1. I am about to dose these iris and a lot else with beneficial
>nematodes -- Steinernema. I used them on a small scale last year and
>am persuaded that they really do help to keep borers at bay by eating
>their larvae. We also interplant rows of marigolds among our
>vegetables to drive "bad" nematodes from the soil. Do any of the rest
>of you use either of these remedies?
>
>2. What would you say are the outer limits of shade tolerance and
>drought tolerance for SIBS? I ask because it has been suggested that
>we put in a lot of them along a "stream" that flows through winter
>and spring, then dries up. In spring, there's a fair amount of light;
>by summer, the leaf canopy makes dappled shade.
>
>Best to you all
>
>Paige Woodward
>pwoodwar@rapidnet.net
>Pacific Rim Native Plants
>A small, maniacal nursery in wet Zone 6 on top of Chilliwack Mountain
>in southwestern British Columbia
>
