RE: What are my chances?
- Subject: RE: What are my chances?
- From: "Donna" j*@prairieinet.net
- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 17:44:26 -0500
Sounds familiar.....:) I don't know what it is about DH in zone 5...
they are forever moving dirt !
I just went thru this .... carefully dig around the plant so the new
soil is away from them.... then dig up and replant at proper depth. I
thought some were not going to make it, but now that the rains have
come, appears all will be just fine.
Donna
IL, Zone 5
>
> Well, about a week ago, while dealing with construction of an
addition, 30
> yards of top soil got delivered for the gardens. I wasn't expecting it
for
> weeks yet, but DH decided he wanted to get on with things. Anyway,I
had
> half
> an hour to scurry around and dig up whatever I wanted saved. The
garden
> beds
> got extended and raised by about 18 inches. Since this is a new house
to
> us,
> there was not tons I wanted, but there are some nice things. I figure
I've
> got a reasonable chance with the ones I dug up. BUT.. What do you
figure
> my
> chances are of survival for things I couldn't get to...there are 2 or
3
> nice
> clematis, a weigela, another pretty bush I haven't identified and some
> lilies. Its probably a given that the tons of lily of the valley will
all
> come through, even though I wouldn't mind losing some of those! Are
the
> rest
> toast? If I give them lots of water will the now very deeply buried
ones
> have any chance?
>
> Thanks
> Lillian, Zone 5
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