rot and lack of
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: rot and lack of
- From: "* A* R* <s*@software.nsbf.nasa.gov>
- Date: Wed, 4 Sep 1996 08:39:57 -0600
I guess I agree with Sharon McAllister and Linda, who both said the same
thing differently: depends on where you are when you plant, and after that,
there's not much you can do. I have never had any rot problems, in New
Mexico or Texas. I plant them a bit deep for most I guess, with the whole
rhizome below ground level and the fan bases (crown??) just below surface
level. But the soil here, and NM too, is awful loose and seems to drain.
Magic word there, drainage. I guess Maine and NE woulnt drain well from
what I read... or west coast at times. I guess at that point one just adapts
and goes for the "when they go, there is room for something more" attitude.
Good attitude by the way, IMHO, since there is not a darn thing you can do
but go for the clorox, ajax, or other well documented rot cure.
Back to my point (someone please wake me up soon), I think it is a location
thing. It just aint happenin here folks, at least not in 13 years in NM and
5 in east HOT AND HUMID TO THE MAX Texas. Watch tomorrow, when I go out and
all the transplants are mush for saying so.
Wait till I move up to my property in NE Washington state and I find out
what real rot is!
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East Texas, zone 8
Sharon A. Ruck, the herb and Harley Davidson lady
sharon@software.nsbf.nasa.gov
