I went out to vote in a local election and on the way home stop to dig
up some cattails growing in the ditch down the road. It was a fairly
busy highway but fortunately only three or four cars went by. Only one
had a good piece of root because I had to move fast. The ground was
quite dry.
I had to tie them up to some old broom handles. For some reason my
mini-catails rotted perhaps they were too deep or didn't like the clay
soil.
Happy watergardening.

Barbara wrote stop to dig
up some cattails growing in the ditch down the road.

Go forth, convert a grasslubber to a porg. and sin no more.


k30a

Our cattails come from a local pond (private...with the owners' permission).
Put in with rocks over the roots. Grew VERY well. See pondsite.

Good luck with future transplants.

J

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"Barbara2245" wrote in message
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I went out to vote in a local election and on the way home stop to dig
up some cattails growing in the ditch down the road. It was a fairly
busy highway but fortunately only three or four cars went by. Only one
had a good piece of root because I had to move fast. The ground was
quite dry.
I had to tie them up to some old broom handles. For some reason my
mini-catails rotted perhaps they were too deep or didn't like the clay
soil.
Happy watergardening.

On 23 Jul 2003 10:23:17 -0700, (Barbara2245) wrote:

I went out to vote in a local election and on the way home stop to dig
up some cattails growing in the ditch down the road. It was a fairly
busy highway but fortunately only three or four cars went by. Only one
had a good piece of root because I had to move fast. The ground was
quite dry.
I had to tie them up to some old broom handles. For some reason my
mini-catails rotted perhaps they were too deep or didn't like the clay

Awwww...that's not really stealing. Cattails are weeds to most people.

We have a local belief and custom about plants here in Cajun Country.

*Stolen cuttings or seeds grow better than bought or donated ones.
*If someone likes a plant, the owner says (with tongue-in-cheek) "steal you
a cutting when I'm not looking".

Yea, I know it sounds strange.

Bob

And never say "Thank you" for a cutting. Heard that from a very nice and
generous lady. Hard not to say it to someone so nice.


"Bob Adkins" wrote in message
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On 23 Jul 2003 10:23:17 -0700, (Barbara2245) wrote:

I went out to vote in a local election and on the way home stop to dig
up some cattails growing in the ditch down the road. It was a fairly
busy highway but fortunately only three or four cars went by. Only one
had a good piece of root because I had to move fast. The ground was
quite dry.
I had to tie them up to some old broom handles. For some reason my
mini-catails rotted perhaps they were too deep or didn't like the clay

Awwww...that's not really stealing. Cattails are weeds to most people.

We have a local belief and custom about plants here in Cajun Country.

*Stolen cuttings or seeds grow better than bought or donated ones.
*If someone likes a plant, the owner says (with tongue-in-cheek) "steal
you
a cutting when I'm not looking".

Yea, I know it sounds strange.

Bob