Re: South Creek Nursery Palmyra NY 14522
Lawrence Lacey wrote:
>
> Greetings all,
> Has anyone had any experience (good or bad) with the above nursery I
> found while surfing the net? They feature some nice recent introductions
> at very nice prices (esp. if you prepay early.) Their caveat is WARNING
> hosta babies, matured, establisted anywhere from 3wks. to 8 mos. It sounds
> much like a source I used last year, #1 Hosta Source (Rick Van Otgehem)
> with which I was generally satisfied (all survived through last fall).
> However with about half the plants from Rick, he might just as well not
> have bothered sticking the liners in 2" pots and shipping all that pot and
> soil through the mail. When I got them I had to dump the pot and soak the
> solid 1"X1" cube of root mass in water and carefully tease the roots apart
> and spred out (Some 4"in all directions) before planting. Unless this is
> done immediately upon receipt from the tissue culture lab these root-bound
> plants don't have a chance and "established" is meaningless at best, or
> even misleading. I realize there might not have been enough time with
> these babies to determine if all are true to form. However, if the price
> is right I will take that chance.
> What do others think?
>
> Lawrence Lacey
Hi Lawrence,
I have ordered from there several times. It is kind of a hit and miss
game. Sometimes the plants are nice and big, sometimes they are very
small. All of my hostas I've gotten from them have done well...it's
just going to take a little extra time for them to mature. Good luck!
Josh
Iowa
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