Re: Seedlings
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- Subject: Re: Seedlings
- From: M* T* <t*@flash.net>
- Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 14:32:07 -0700 (MST)
> J. Griffin Crump wrote:
> >
>
> >
> > Rusty -- I agree with Mark Cook. Leave them where they are. Also, be
> > prepared for the eventuality that these "seedlings" may be, in fact,
> > leftover bits of the irises that were formerly in that bed. It may be a
> > couple of years before they bloom and you can tell. I have forgotten
> > your precise location, though I think it is in the southwest. At any
> > rate, it seems a bit late for seeds to be germinating, which is why I
> > advise the caution.
> >
No no no no no! They are real live seedlings. Trust me. When you dig around
them all the way, and then down for 3 inches, and you don't hit ANYTHING, you
know that they are baby seedlings.
We've only had one freeze, and that seemed to perk them up.
Rusty
Zone 7b