Re: Mulch
- Subject: Re: Mulch
- From: J* a* C* W*
- Date: Sun, 1 Nov 1998 08:34:08 -0700
From: "Jeff and Carolyn Walters" <cwalters@digitalpla.net>
> From: Irisborer@aol.com
> So my question is...... how can we replicate this without soil? Does
anyone
> here use a mulch on their irises?? I wonder if pine straw would work??
Seems
> like peat moss would be too moist.... but then, there's nothing moister
than
> snow - and that's the alternative here in the Buffalo 'burbs.
Kathy,
There was quite a bit of discussion of sand as a mulch for bearded irises
on this list not too far back. Might be worth checking into.
Snow, as long as it stays frozen, is not really "moist". Around here, we
only observe moisture problems from snow when it melts in the early
(hopefully) Spring.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (USDA Zone 4, Sunset Zone 2)
cwalters@digitalpla.net
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