Re: Re: OT-SHIPPING: Packing Material
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: OT-SHIPPING: Packing Material
- From: w* s*
- Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 12:27:53 +1000
Hello All, after reading todays mails I found that I could put two topics
into one heading...I am a mail order nut and often recieve plants that had
been packaged in many different ways but the most successful arrangement is
when the plants are packaged in damp spagnum moss. I wonder if the
protective properties of the spagnum aid the plants survival as I always
thought it was used as an excellent moisture keeping packing...So I have
learnt something else new. The best packing is when the plants are wrapped
in spagnum moss and then tucked in beds of the shredded wood shavings.,,The
worst packing I have found is wet potting mix inside glad baggies..Turns
plants and bulbs into mouldy smelly squishy things..Yuck! The best news of
my day was to come home from this mornings milking to discover Temp Two's
catalogue in the mail box. I find it funny that we Aussies, particularily
me, who lives around 2 hours drive away, seems to be the last to get theirs,
but...it is worth the wait. What lovely new varieties....What wonderful
reading. Now for the ultimate way to shock your husband..the size of my
order....goody, goody:)..Jan Clark. I hope you have recieved your
catalogue...:) It's a beauty....Cheers for now, Wendy
Sargeant...wendon@dcsi.net.au where Smoke Rings and Chickory Charm are in
full bloom, i.germanicus is still going...also Philanderer, Silkirim ,Bamba,
and lots of PCNs.and I forgot to mention Bourne Graceful evansia.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dana Brown" <ddbro@llano.net>
To: <iris-talk@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Re: OT-SHIPPING: Packing Material
> Good point Donald. Several years ago when I planted
> my first batch of Louisiana's I did so in a 55 gallon
> barrel that had been cut in thirds. I wanted to be
> able to move this pot so I went looking for peanuts to
> put in the bottom of the pot that were NOT
> biodegradable. Believe it or not there was only one
> place here in town that I could purchase non
> biodegradable peanuts. The potting idea worked and I
> raised LA's in there for four years and was able to
> move the pot much easier with it half full of peanuts
> instead of dirt.
> I wonder how many of the peanuts we are shuttling
> back and forth (I save and reuse mine) are
> biodegradable???
>
> Donald Eaves wrote:
> >
> > Hello Folks,
> >
> > At my place of work, we use biodegradable Styrofoam? peanuts.
> > It takes very little water and they are gone, gone. Don't know
> > what might happen if a package got wet during shipping.
> >
> > Donald Eaves
> > donald@eastland.net
> > Texas Zone 7, USA
> >
>
> --
> d*@llano.net
> Dana Brown
> Pres. South Plains Iris Society
> Lubbock, TX USA 79401
> Zone 7 USDA, Zone 10 Sunset
>
>
>
>
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