Re: CULT Cutting foliage
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: CULT Cutting foliage
- From: r* <t*@catskill.net>
- Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1997 15:54:19 -0700 (MST)
art wrote:
>
> An interesting discussion on cutting back foliage. I was made to believe
> it didn't matter. Two years ago I cut everything back because I had a
> bad case of fungal leaf spot. I did it mainly to use less spray, plus to
> get at the whole plant as they were pretty crowded. Last year I also cut
> everything back as I lifted and divided. I'm refering to TB's only.
> I understand what some of you said but Cooleys and Scheiners cut theirs
> back because they lift their entire beds every year and they seem to
> have some of the best rhizones I've ever seen. How do you explain that
> as I sure would be interested. Maybe I should experiment more with my
> beds. Some years I haven't cut back but noticed no change in the size of
> my rhizones. Course rhizone size varies so much between different TB's.
>
> Art Bern art@gv.net
> Grass Valley, CA
Whenever I lift and divide I cut the foliage back and also trim the
roots. My unnamed yellows love it.
Rima terra@catskill.net
60 degrees this PM and the TBS in my shady berm where nothing bloomed
last year are definitely coming through. The TBS in the sunny spot
wherenothing bloomed last year are doing "nada".
