Re: was Planting depth



On Tue, 13 Apr 1999 04:59:43 +0000 (GMT) Allan Day
<allan@crwys.demon.co.uk> writes:
> On Mon 12 Apr, pattie@juno.com wrote:
>
>> Thank you for giving me credit for having half a brain.  Allan 
>didn't
>> give me credit because he knows me better.  (People turn to Allan 
>for
>> help, not to me).
>Stan, you are the one that does the lateral thinking that starts the
>subjects off. The person that does not make mistakes never makes
>anything.
> To go back into history, slugs and copper tape and all that.
>Go to a handicraft supplier that sells self adhesive copper tape in
>various widths for stained glass work and what they call 'tiffany 
>lamps'. I am still negotiating purchase of some tape this end.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>snip>>>>>>>>>>
Cool Allan.  Stained glass greenhouses that are slug proof! ;-)
Since I don't have slugs here, I won't be doing the experiment
with the copper tape but will really be looking forward to your
experiences.  
     While I've got you here Allan.  Denise mentions in one
of her posts about burying a tomato plant deep and covering
up a large part of the stem which will turn to roots. I have done this
in the past and even done the "laying down" trick.   Theoretically,
this does sound like a good thing, but since it sounds so good
I wonder if anyone has actually done a comparison to see if this
really IS a good thing.  I have found out in life that sometimes things
sound so good that they are never questioned and just taken as
fact.  How would you suggest making a fair experiment?  (Just
something to ponder when you've got extra time.)  
Stan            the cheap and lazy gardener
                    Boulder Co.     Zone 6

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