Re: Astilbe Secrets

Do you amend your soils when you plant a new plant--and if so,how?  Or do
you just have naturally good soil??

Thanks!
Diann

-----Original Message-----
From:   PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU] On Behalf Of
Bobbi Diehl
Sent:   Wednesday, August 23, 2000 6:42 PM
To:     shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
Subject:        Re: [SG] Astilbe Secrets

Diann, I really know very little about astilbes except that I'm sure it's
time to divide my old plants (still haven't gotten around to it). No, they
don't grow for me in quasi-bog conditions--more like plain old dry shade,
same as (and in same bed with)  the native wild geranium and epimediums
and some hostas. The bed gets almost no supplemental watering even during
drought years. The soil there is very good, however, and maybe that makes
the difference.

Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6

On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, Diann Barbee Thoma wrote:

> Bobbi, as an aside, I'd love to know your secret with Astilbes!  Are they
> another quasi-bog plant??
>
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