[pbs] Crinum
Susan Hayek
susanann at sbcglobal.net
Mon Sep 4 23:08:09 EDT 2006
At 1:04 PM -0500 9/2/06, Joe Shaw wrote:
>For me, Crinum grow their best when planted in the ground and heavily
>mulched. The 6 inches of mulch shades the soil, helps retain water, impedes
>weeds, and probably has other wonderful benefits. In such situations, with
>6-8 hours of sun per day, the Crinum have a long growing season.
**I got some Crinum from someone on PBS, I've lost track.
It's growing under a huge fir tree, in total shade on a slope, in
totally bone dry soil and has been blooming for 6 weeks or so.
I've not watered that area even once and we've had no rain since April.
Poor baby.
Small miracle.
s.
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susan hayek, North Coast of CA, USA, zone 9b, Sunset zone 17.
15 miles south of Eureka, CA, overlooking the Eel River, with a peek
of the ocean.
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