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- From: london@sunSITE.unc.edu (Larry London)
- Subject: Re: Bulb planting
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.053841.24770@samba.oit.unc.edu>
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- Organization: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 05:38:41 GMT
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- In article <17762@borg.cs.unc.edu> barman@hatteras.cs.unc.edu (Dilip Barman) writes:
- >I am thinking of planting Holland bulbs so that spring brings pretty
- >colors to my house. I've never done this before. Is this the right
- >time to plant? Where can I get reasonably priced bulbs and any other
- >supplies (top soil?) I might need in the triangle? Any hints about
- >how to plant and how to choose bulbs? Are there flowers I can plant now
- >that will survive part of the winter? Thanks!
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- Topsoil, manure, compost, etc:
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- Terry McPherson (see ad in Village Advocate)
- J.V. Brockwell - Carrboro (Calvander) - see phonebook
- Camp Oldham (Poultry Villa), Bynum, 5423916
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- See the rec.gardens FAQ's on bulb sources and planting tips
- available via FTP or e-mail from SUNSITE.UNC.EDU.
- I'll send you site info and filelist in an e-mail reply.
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- Call the N.C. Botanical Garden for further info.
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- Lawrence
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- london@sunsite.unc.edu
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