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Hi John,
Where in CA are you?
I am in Nevada City,if I didn't water through the summer my whole garden would
be dust! I have soakers on my sibs and water 2 times a week for half the day. If
its over 100 ( rarely, but it was today ) I water 3 times a week. My sibs
go dormant in the fall when they slow down and frost, I trim back the leaves
when I get around to winter clean-up. ( sometime between Nov and March!
< smile>)
Deb
"If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging."
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 3:25 PM
Subject: [sibrob] Cutting off Water
I have some great Sibs that are just going gonzo. The
bloom was great
(although done for some time now) and the plants are
exceptionally
healthy.
My question is this:
In my California
weather that occasionally gets as hot as 95 (30%-40%
humidity) but
mostly stays in the 75-85 range, should I ever stop
watering them, let the
foliage die back, and have the plants go
dormant?
Sometime this
fall I am gping to give them a "haircut" to ground level
to clean them up.
I did not do that last year and they looked terrible
with all that dead
foliage hanging
about.
Thanks
John
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