On 26/1/08 21:45, in article , "shazzbat"
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On Jan 26, 3:46 pm, Sacha wrote:
Mulching helps to suppress weeds but it doesn't stop them completely.
Often, they're easier to pull out when they've come through mulch. Bulbs
growth is strong and will force itself through tarmac and tiny cracks in
paving stones etc. I'm just wondering why you were told to mulch bulbs. Do
you live in a very cold place, though I'm still not sure why one would
mulch
bulbs? I don't think I've ever heard of the practice, though it doesn't
mean it's not a good idea if there's a reason behind it!

Yes it's because of the cold. On the packs it says "gegen Frost
abdecken" which means "mulch against frost".


Abdecken means uncover, nicht wahr?

Steve


Playing with the translation widget on my Mac from German to English, it
says abdecken is to 'take off' but if you go from German into French it says
'courvrir' = (to cover).
From English to German 'take off' translates as "entfernen Sie sich" while
'cover' becomes 'Abdeckung'.
Translation errors on the Mac or on the part of the bulb suppliers? Phew!
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'