Re: Rocky Clay & Perennials
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- Subject: Re: Rocky Clay & Perennials
- From: "* <z*@email.msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 16:06:40 -0800
Thanks for also saying you used some Jerry Baker reciepies, but beware you
may get attacked for saying so here. I did. But enjoy, other than working
the soil and composting you would have to dig out replace or raise beds I
suppose........
Good luck
Pat
-----Original Message-----
From: Dawn L Lawrence <dawnelle@juno.com>
To: perennials@mallorn.com <perennials@mallorn.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 11, 1997 12:54 PM
Subject: Rocky Clay & Perennials
>I use the Jerry Baker combinations for the lawn and to keep my
>houseplants clean and bug free when I bring them in the house. I give
>them multi-vitamins and tea. I try to keep rabbits away with pepper and
>garlic. The rabbit thing did not work, but our lawn was beautiful.
>
>We are now in a new home with a new lawn. The ground is clay (red,
>sticky clay) with a lot of rocks. We are on the northern edge of the St.
>Francois Mountains in Missouri. No, this is not a large mountain chain,
>but it is hilly for norther Missouri. Trees, ferns, etc. are growing in
>the area. When I went to put my bulbs in I struck rock. I tried to
>remove as much as I could and line the holes with top soil. Does anyone
>have any other suggestions?
>
>I have saved the Stella D'Oro daylilies and iris for the Spring. (brought
>them from my last home) I hope that they will be okay, but I have to
>tackle location and soil problems first. My clematis are in pots in the
>basement.
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