Re: CULT: Pine needles
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: CULT: Pine needles
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 08:41:52 -0700 (MST)
Marte wrote:
>I use Ponderosa pine needles on everything, year 'round, EXCEPT TBs &
>SDBs -- they only get the modest amount that blows into their beds from
>surrounding trees. I do use them around the SIs & my "new" re-bloomers
>(TBs & SDBs) but just 1 1/2"-2" worth, not quite touching the leaves, &
>I pull this back or completely out come early May or so. On other
>perennials, I use 2" or a bit more.
I noticed that Marte uses pine needles (or straw) on her new TBs &
SDBs.....I use the needles on all bearded irises. We of course
don't have any Monterey pines here like Al does in CA but our
flowering plants do extremely well with our native pine needles as
winter protection including all classes of bearded irises.
The JIs and SIs get to keep them all year long and we have good and
steady summer bloom on all.
Cheers,
Ellen (bracing for snow again today :-O)
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Ellen Gallagher / e_galla@moose.ncia.net
Northern New Hampshire, USA / Zone 3
Siberian iris robin / sibrob@ncia.net
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