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Using Chives in the landscape
My deer must be hungrier, as they have eaten my chives the last three
winters. Ken. -- All files Coming and Going scanned by Norton AntiVirus 2002, by the shores of Puget Sound. "Gayle Surrette" wrote in message ... Bunny, I have a deer problem and will be putting chives and related plants in containers randomly throughout the fruit orchard in order to keep the deer away (supposedly they don't like the smell). I usually always have chives in the herb garden and then tend to stay put and grow every year in the same spot with little spread. Gayle Bunny McElwee wrote: I had a pot of chives from last year that I let go over the winter months and actually thought I had killed it. Its in a pot now, and even after being covered in snow, it came back and now has tons of purple flowers on it. I've heard of people using them in their landscapes, but is this a good idea? Do they spread or stay in one clump? Do they go to seed prolifically and create many more plants around them? What are your experiences with using them in the landscape? They are such beautiful flowers, it seems a shame to not utilize the flowers as well as gain from the chive production. ================================================== ===== Gayle Surrette STC at NOAA/NESDIS/IPD (301) 457 5254 MAIL Address: FB#4 Room 3045 4700 Silver Hill Road, Stop 9909 Washington, DC 20233-9909 ================================================== ====== |
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