Re: bed renovation

M Brown
NW Oklahoma, USA

Nancy;
	If you have a spot for a temporary bulb bed you might collect the bulbs
from the bed divide as to appearance of bulb and plant in temporary spot. 
Leave room in the renovated bed to replant into the bed as soon as the
foliage dies back in the spring.  You can place markers in the bed as you
replant to leave space for the bulbs.  If you have a vegetable garden area
bulbs planted around the edges ( between tomatoes, cucumbers etc.) could be
moved  before vegetables grew large enough to need the space.

Martha


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From: Nancy Lowe <nlowe@hotmail.com>
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: bed renovation
Date: Saturday, August 29, 1998 11:48 AM

I bet you guys have some interesting suggestions for my problem.  I have 
a bed that borders on a sidewalk, maybe 4 feet by 20 feet, that is badly 
in need of renovation.  The soil (dirt, actually) gets really hard and 
dry in the summer, and I'm hoping that some organic amendments will 
help.  

My dilemma is this:  I have perennials and spring blooming bulbs 
scattered through this bed, some of which I really would like to keep 
and replant.  And, of course, right now I have no idea exactly where the 
bulbs are, and if I successfully dig them up, I won't be able to 
identify all of them.  I really prefer to plant as much as possible in 
the fall, because our summers are so hot and dry...Is there a way to do 
the job a section at a time and replant as I go, or do I need to wait a 
year and try to mark bulb locations next spring?   Or just say, the heck 
with it, dig everything up and toss it and start over?  I'm getting 
really tired of looking at it!!  What would you do?

Thanks for your input,
Nancy Lowe
Arkansas, zone 7



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