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["Michelle Horner" <shelly2@wi.rr.com>]

Did a junket about a month ago to Ridge Road Nursery--Dr Gene Coffman.  I think he grows-on pretty exclusively in these grow-bags.  He steals space wherever he can find it on his very steep hillside nursery; grow-bags healed in rather tidily.  If you see plant material "you just gotta' have"--its a simple matter to nudge with a shovel and pull a whole confined rootball out.  Dr Coffman was very generous with his time; in fact he is a HOOT!  I'm sure he would be happy to describe some of his expierences and observations with the grow-bag use.

 

His nursery is worth the visit.  His passions are unusual maples, vibernums, willows, paw-paw--just a "cool dude".

 

www.ecoffman.com  site

ewcoff@earthlink.net  e-mail