Re: delphs
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: delphs
- From: M* L*
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 12:21:11 -0700
At 02:25 PM 11/18/98 -0500, you wrote:
>> I fell in love with Delphs this summer too. And like yourself, mine
>died.
>> Yep, upon questioning, the wonderful NZ folks told me I needed exactly
>the
>> opposite soil in which I'd planted them. <smirk> Ohhh I kidded myself,
>> thinking, hey, wonders never cease, 'cause mine are blooming like
>crazy...
>> Yeah, right... they're now dead dead dead dead.
>
>Could you please elaborate on what your soil is, that makes it the opposite
>of what they need. As the happy owner of about 250 Dowdeswell NZ
>Delphiniums, raised from seed, I felt my stomach lurch when I read that.
>
>keith, WNY, zone 5
>
My soil is very alkaline. In spite of years of amendment, in the location
I planted the delphs, it was probably at least 7.5 pH. I think they need
more neutral, if not acid soil. They also needed more water than they got,
undoubtedly. Margaret
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