"Martin" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:31:22 GMT, Baz wrote:

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kay wrote:


My garden gets flooded to a depth of 6 inches several times a year, for
about 24 hours at a time, but all my fruit trees and bushes are fine,
despite what they say about apples not liking soggy ground.

Few plants object to being flooded for short periods - what actually
harms them is the lack of oxygen over an extended period. Some are
harmed because wet conditions help some bacteria and fungi, which
they can't handle. And there might be other reasons, but all are
associated with staying wet rather than just getting wet. Even
cacti etc. can be soaked without harm, provided that they then dry
dry out reasonably promptly.



Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

I really hope most of that is true. Not knocking you, Nick. I will beleive
it whan I see it. All time moralle is low.

Almost exactly 20 years ago I drove from LA to Las Vegas. Other than
the road most of the area leading to Las Vegas was covered in water.
Death Valley was inaccessible from one end because of floods. The
local vegetation survives these conditions.


I should perhaps point out that I have been growing cacti outside all year
round for the last few years.
They were in the sun lounge in the last house and there was no space for
them inside here.
They took their chances and have survived so far - including the last two
winters.
Some of the clusters have died but there are still plenty of viable parts.
I am now tempted to plant some out on the allotment to see how big they can
grow (and also just to watch the reaction of the otther plot holders).

Cheers

Dave R
--
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

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