Re: CULT: White Pine not shortleafed?
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- Subject: Re: CULT: White Pine not shortleafed?
- From: r* <t*@catskill.net>
- Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 19:30:02 -0700 (MST)
william b. cook wrote:
>
> ----------
> > From: Kevin & Lynne Crowley <harper59@idt.net>
> > Subject: Re: CULT: White Pine not shortleafed?
> > Date: Tuesday, November 18, 1997 7:12 PM
> >
> > You can mulch on top of the snow. Mulching in winter is to moderate the
> > freeze/thaw cycle once your garden is frozen you want to keep it frozen
> > till it is time to thaw for the growing season.
> > Kevin
> >
> The above is correct. If there is a sudden thaw, the mulch will slow
> the melting of the snow, thus keeping the flower bed frozen. If the snow
> does melt totally, the mulch will settle to the ground. The snow itself
> will act as insulation.
>
> Mark A. Cook Low: 44 F (7 C)
> billc@atlantic.net High: 72 F (22 C)
> Dunnellon, FL. Now: 58 F (14 C) Sunny afternoon, cloudy now.
the trouble is that all the pine needles are under the snow as well as
the irises. I didn't collect in time.
Rima terra@catskill.net
upstate ny zone 4
