Was: soil vs soil-less, now Shade
perennials@hort.net
  • Subject: Was: soil vs soil-less, now Shade
  • From: D* M* <1*@rewrite.hort.net>
  • Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2016 21:04:40 -0500
Title: Was: soil vs soil-less, now Shade
I have just the opposite problem, Kitty.  The small patch on which I used to grow a few vegetables is now shaded by my neighbor’s now large silver maple tree.  I hate to admit it, but every time a windstorm comes through, I find myself muttering “Oh please, oh please”.

-Don


On 9/4/16, 8:47 PM, "Kitty Morrissy" <1018@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:

I only have 3 kinds of Hellebores but all seem to grow fine. Most of my ferns seem to do ok too.  However…. The electric company just came through our easement and cut down 5 of my neighbor’s 50yr old trees to my west and suddenly my shade garden is in full sun in the late afternoon.
 
Kitty
 
 

From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of Nancy Robinson
Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2016 8:54 PM
To: 'perennials@hort.net'
Subject: RE: soil vs soil-less
We have quarries that sell lime sand.  But I use the sand out of the creek and add the lime(coarse) from the local source.  I only use the lime or broken concrete on certain ferns and hellebores.  Well, I read old wildflower books and try lime to see if that will make my plants grow better.  Nancy
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