RE: nan sterman, sorry
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: RE: nan sterman, sorry
- From: m* l*
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 10:52:21 -0700
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 12:32 PM
>> To: GARDENS@LSV.UKY.EDU
>> Subject: nan sterman, sorry
>>
>>
>> Sorry to bother the list with this, but Nan Sterman doesn't have her
>> correct mail address in her "from" line. Margaret
>>
>>
>> >At 07:25 PM 1/26/99 -0800, you wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>>
>> >>>I used to have an illustration of root depths of various
>> plants that showed
>> >>>tomato roots will extend over 20 feet into the soil if not impeded by
>> >>>hardpan, etc. Can't find it now to give you the source, unfortunately.
>> >>>But the depth of tomato roots is one reason we water infrequently and
>> >>>deeply in our area (sw Idaho). Margaret L
>> >>
>> >>Margaret, would you mind looking for the source of these
>> images? I've been
>> >>looking for something like that.
>> >>
>> >>Nan
>> >>**********
>> >>'''''''''''''''''''''''
>> >>Nan Sterman
>> >>San Diego County California
>> >>Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
>> >>
>> >The illustration I had in mind was a newspaper or magazine clipping. I
>> >can't find it. But I did find an illustration of roots of several plants
>> >(veggies, grass, grapes, citrus, etc.)and their depths in the
>> old paperback
>> >version of Sunset's Western Garden Book. It may have been their first
>> >edition. Great book, with lots of propagation info they dropped from
>> >subsequent versions.
>> >
>> >My copy was a gift, and was missing some pages, so I don't know whether
>> >there was a publication date or not. The illustration I have in
>> mind is on
>> >pp. 34-35, and show tomato roots extending 10 feet (rather than the more
>> >than 20 feet in the illustration I can't find). If you like, I'll copy
>> >these two pages and send via snail mail, but you ought to be able to find
>> >the old version somewhere in San Diego. Margaret
>> >
>> >
>>
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