Re: long term winter care of cp

From: bruce dudley (bddudley@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Dec 17 2000 - 10:31:42 PST


Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 10:31:42 -0800 (PST)
From: bruce dudley <bddudley@yahoo.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
Message-Id: <aabcdefg3630$foo@default>
Subject: Re: long term winter care of cp

Michael

I cover my plants with pine straw exclusively to keep
from smothering the plants; Drosera and Utrics are
very sensitive to poor air circulation. Large wet
leaves will pack down on these plants for the 2-3
months they will be dormant. Add to this the fact
that you will have warm days from time-to-time and I
think you will lose a significant number of small
plants.

Larger leaves, in my experience, can even smother
smaller/seedling Sarrs. Our climate in NC is very
similar to the weather you have in Texas so I feel
comfortable advising you about pine straw. Again,
maple, most large leaf oaks, aspen, and sycamore
leaves have chemicals in them that prevent seedlings
from growing too near the base of the parent tree--
another disadvantage to using them for mulching. Do
you have a way of chopping these leaves into smaller
bits, letting them weather for a season, and applying
them next year? The chemicals might leach out during
a period of time.

Bruce
> Topic No. 4
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 08:55:36 -0800 (PST)
> From: Michael Pagoulatos
> <michaelpagoulatos@yahoo.com>
> To: cp@opus.labs.agilent.com
> Subject: Mulching a bog long-term and the wellness
> of the plants
>
> In the last few days we have had sleet- and
> ice-storms in North Texas, with
> temperatures in the low 20s. In anticipation of
> this weather, I covered my
> outdoor bogs with a one-foot-thick layer of oak-tree
> leaves/ pine-tree needles
> combo. I wasn't really worried about the
> Saraccenias, but it worked very well
> in keeping the more sensitive Droseras in warmer
> temperatures (and alive)!
> I am considering leaving the protective layer on the
> bogs throughout the
> winter.
> My question is: Will that cause too much moisture to
> be "trapped" close to the
> medium surface, and would that cause plants to rot?
> Would warmer days (say in
> the 50s) contribute to that?
>
> I would greatly appreciate any advice on this
> matter.
>
> Michael Pagoulatos

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