Re: [gardeners] Saturday in the garden
AMGarden@aol.com (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 6 Mar 2000 06:43:59 EST
In a message dated 3/4/00 8:43:06 PM Central Standard Time, gshirley@laol.net
writes:
<< We also managed to get all the winter leaves and oak tassels out of the
rain gutters on the house. The leaves and tassels went out to mulch the
raspberries and boysenberries. Those tassels make good mulch, take a
long time to rot and tend to entwine together making a week proof mat
that water will go through. At least they're useful to us as well as to
the oak trees. >>
Hmm, George,
Your oaks are already done tasseling? Ours haven't started yet. Maybe a
different species of oak? Heck ours haven't lost their leaves yet. The
mammoths oaks we have don't loose their leaves until the new ones push them
off. Then they tassel and make a real mess of our pool. For a full 3 weeks
we fight off the leaves and tassels. They can mess up the pool pump in a
matter of hours. Most around here put screens around the pool, almost makes
it worth the extra cost. Problem is to screen the pool two of those trees
would have to come down. That is not something I am willing to do.
Anne in FL
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