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Re: [SHADEGARDENS] to rake or not to rake?

At 12:18 AM 3/24/98 -0500, you wrote:
>At 10:45 PM 3/23/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>Marge, have you had any experience with growing daylilies in the vinca?
>
>Hi, Sherryl.  Just a note on a similar thing - I have a Hosta montana
>aureomarginata growing in Vinca.  Now, I have heard that this hosta is by
>far the earliest up in Spring and one of the first to flower; also supposed
>to be extremely vigorous.  Mine is the absolute LAST to send up pips,
>doesn't flower till midsummer, if at all, and is no larger than when I
>purchased it four years ago.  Well, maybe it has one more leaf.  So, is it
>the Vinca's fault?
>
>
>Sheila Smith
>mikecook@pipeline.com
>Z 5/6
>***********
Sheila
A few years ago, I did an extensive planting of hostas in Vinca for a
customer.  This planting also included several montana Aureomarginata.  I
also noticed that those plants came up with the others.  I know that many
plants are quite responsive to ground temps.and I think the vinca may hold
the tamprature down.
Ran Lydell>
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