Re: July Shipment... help! (was: bad experiences)
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- Subject: Re: [SG] July Shipment... help! (was: bad experiences)
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 00:44:21 -0400
Well, you could pot up the bulbs:-) I see no reason why your plants
shouldn't make it, if they are in decent shape to start out with.
Just get them in the ground and water them well. May not hurt to
shade them a bit for a few days, either.
Be sure to give those Japanese iris a really acid mix - peat and
sand. BTW, I've grown same in a big pot for several years. I keep
the pot in a saucer with water in it while they are actively growing.
Also have some in the ground, so you can do it either way you like.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Silke-Maria Weineck <smwei@UMICH.EDU>
> Date: Saturday, July 15, 2000 11:18 PM
> Can we cut out the jingoism and return to shade gardening?
To my immense
> surprise, I received a shipment today (a bizarre shipping date, to
my mind)
> of three Astilbes, 20 Sparaxis, 25 Freesias, and three Japanese
Iris. The
> Sparaxis and the Freesias, I will have to return, since there's
absolutely
> nothing I can do with them at this time of the year, but will the
Astilbe
> and the Iris make it if I plant them now and water them nicely (or
have
> them nicely hailed, more likely...)?
>
> silke
