Canadian hemlocks
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Canadian hemlocks
- From: N* S*
- Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 10:40:56 -0400
I just spent a few days working on my mother's garden in Cape Cod, a fairly
mild climate even though it is north. My mother has a once-gorgeous Canadian
hemlock with at least a two-foot wide trunk. The tree has been attacked by
woolly algelid (not sure I'm spelling that right). My mother wants to "help"
the tree by fertilizing it with Scott's evergreen fertilizer, which has a
nitrogen ratio of about 33. I tried to convince her that she'd be making a
mistake, but to no avail. Can anyone come up with some compelling reasoning?
Her garden, by the way, has gotten out of control and is a good argument in
favor of *not* planting ajuga unless you are a vigilant sort of gardener.
The ajuga develops holes, giving a foothold to weeds, and then runs into the
lawn, where it is difficult to pull out without also removing turf.
Nancy S.
