Re: seedlings
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: Re: seedlings
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sat, 10 Apr 1999 00:23:44 -0400
Devon,
That would be ideal, but what I actually meant was a spot rather sheltered
from the worst of winds. Up against the house on the side away from your
prevailing winds would do fine as long as they got rained on - otherwise
you'd have to water a lot more. Or whatever spot you've got where they
won't get swept away in a gale, could be semi-under a largish shrub.
Or, you can rig up a temporary type cold frame and even make it into a
plunge bed by filling with sand, grit or mulch and sinking the pots to
their rims. Did an article a few months back about wintering plants in
pots where I describe a few of these options. FWIW...here's the URL to
that one...http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/shade_gardening/12667
Mine sit on a corner of a flagstone walk, behind two big half barrels full
of bulbs that I pull together and mound with leaves for the winter, with
the house forming an 'L' on the north and east and a short yew hedge on the
west.....
What I'm blathering on trying to say is not, for instance, out in the
middle of a concrete patio with no trees or shrubs within 40 feet :-)
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Miller, Devon <DMiller@kilstock.com>
> Date: Friday, April 09, 1999 12:29 PM
>
> Marge:
>
> You suggest keeping the pots in a protected place, preferably covered w/
> screen wire, over the winter. What constitutes a protected place? Is it
> like a cold frame, but with a screen top instead of a glass top?
>
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