Re: pots/
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: pots/
- From: D* L* <g*@rogerswave.ca>
- Date: Wed, 21 May 1997 05:17:56 -0600 (MDT)
On Sun, 18 May 1997, Ginny wrote:
> I potted up about half my TB's (50 - 60ish) Half went into dry drive
> shed to freeze all winter, most buried in sand in a cold frame, 22
> rhizomes left in the bed in situ, covered with sand after first freeze,
> rest were left alone, just covered with pine branches. Forgot to say 4
> were potted up, left in basement at 48 degrees most of the time.
>
> Results
>
> Dry drive shed all doing well NO ROT
> Cold frame all doing well NO ROT
> 4 from basement rot city 4 deaths
> in situ - sand covered slight rot here and there. All scraped
> & ajaxed and shooting well
> in situ - branch covered best growth to date- fair amount of rot.
> Lost 3
>
> Now I know what to do here in zone 4 So. Ontario. Leave in their
> beds, cover with sand and branches. All are back in the ground,
> hopefully without disturbing the roots. Ginny
> inanda@lindsaycomp.on.ca
Ginny, I congratulate you on doing this experiment to find out what
kind of conditions cause rot. There should be more of this done by
people in other zones. It is interesting that the rhizomes at 48o
rotted so thoroughly. Wonder what the lower limit of that is?
Diana Louis <dlouis@dynamicro.on.ca> <- private email address
Zone 5 Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
AIS, CIS, SIGNA, IRIS-L, Canadian Wildflower Soc.
