Ipheion from Argentina
ROBERT PARKER (Wed, 04 Jun 2003 19:56:56 PDT)

Jennifer: You'll prolly get lots of responses......here's mine:
1- Decorative
2- Keeps soil from spattering the leaves while watering with a hose
3- Keeps much of the soil from rising to the top, when plunging the
pot in a large container of water - which is the way I do it.
4- Probably inhibits some weeds from sprouting. Anyway, weeds
can be pulled easily without disturbing the soil too much.
5- Keeps the top of the soil in the pot somewhat cooler.
ROBERT

----- Original Message -----
From: jennifer.hildebrand@att.net
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 1:19 PM
To: Pacific Bulb Society
Subject: Re: [pbs] Ipheion from Argentina

Hi all,

OK, you probably all know the answer already, but I'm in the dark... I noticed
in two of German's great photos that he's got some small, decorative rock sown
on the top of his pots. Many other photos show a similar setup. What purpose
does that serve?

Thanks in ignorance,
Jennifer
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