Re: Intro
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Intro
- From: S* W*
- Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2000 17:03:39 -0400
Would soaker hoses and a lot of mulch on top help with the evaporation
trouble?
(totally out of my depth here)
cheers, silke
At 04:49 PM 4/18/2000 EDT, you wrote:
>I do grow cactus, but in my desert garden. They do require our full sun,
>well most do anyway. I do have Iris in part shade, in fact most of my
>gardens are in part shade at different parts of the day. I need plants for
>dry shade. I water every day but the hot air and wind evaporate it quickly
>and the sandy soil lets the water run through fast and it also doesn't hold
>onto the water well. I am amending and it is getting better.
>glo
>
><< >Though I should introduce myself since I just posted. I live in So. Ca.
> >Mojave desert.
> >I am working with very sandy soil, that is neutral, and depleted of
NP&K. I
> >have been stumped for the last several years on what I can grow in my
>gardens
> >shaded by Cottonwoods. The vinca, I just move I believe will do great,
>since
> >in the sun it is stunted. My mint is doing well right now, but will
slow to
> >a crawl in summer. We get up to 120 with hot very dry winds. Any
> >suggestions would be appreciated
> >glo
> cactus??? :)) >>
>
