From: songbird@anthive.com   
      
   T wrote:   
   ...   
   > I was thinking of digging out the two pots, disposing   
   > of the contents, let the holes suffer the summer   
   > heat, then over winter them.  Come spring, fill   
   > them with peat moss.   
   >   
   > Your thoughts?   
      
     i'd never throw away organic material if i can   
   help it.   
      
     hollyhocks are usually not that great when   
   transplanted.  i suspect those pots aren't deep   
   enough for them.  try some elemental sulphur in   
   them and then plant something else next season.   
      
     is there something else going on with those   
   locations?  like do they get flooded more often   
   or not at all compared to the others?  more light   
   more heat, etc.?   
      
     i'd use worm castings instead of peat moss.   
   there's just not much to peat moss and i don't   
   think it works well for arid climates.  around   
   here i can create my own leaf mould or something   
   that looks a lot like peat moss after it has   
   been buried for a few years below a few feet of   
   clay.   
      
      
     songbird   
      
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