Re: Lots of questions...need help re lilies & peonies especially...
Hello Kitty,
I purchased quite a few peony roots last fall that come in a "good deal"
from a known wholesale/ retailer. Potted them up to 2 and 3 gallon pots set
them out in a frame to ride with the local temps. Just pulled a remay cover
over them from December thru March. They are not about a foot in height in
the pots. I checked the root systems just for the heck of it and the pots
are almost filled with feeder roots that formed over the winter.
Also ... I just receive a wholesale catalog from the same company.....
they only ship peony roots in September. I do know that I can order roots
from the Dutch just about any time as they are held in coolers with humidity
control.
Would I transplant peony in my own garden from a container... may have
to try it to see how the rules ride in reality...
to be continued...
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5 Southern Indiana
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
snip...
> As to selling potted bareroot peonies in spring at the greenhouse, this
has
> probably evolved because no matter how many times you tell people about
fall
> planting, they think of peonies in spring and ask for them. So the
> intelligent nursery owner finds a way to respond. I'd guess that a bare
> root process was developed specifically to meet the market demand.
>
> Kitty
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