Re: Winter perennials?
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- Subject: Re: Winter perennials?
- From: M* T*
- Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 03:05:54 -0400
Um, Ginny, I've never limed my hellebores....while they do fine on alkaline
soil, except for H. niger, they really don't require it. Mine do fine on
my naturally acid clay (amended, of course, which does raise the pH a tad).
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: Ginny <vhw95@fast.net>
> Date: Thursday, October 14, 1999 12:44 PM
>
> It's also a good idea to lime the hellebores right about now. A half to
a
> one cup of lime diluted in about 2 gallons of water directs the lime to
the
> roots. Might as well give your crambe cordifolia a shot of it too. Both
> will appreciate it.
>
> Ginny (zone 6 in PA) who now has a little spare time
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