RE: early arrivals - tree peonies
WOW! Already sprouting? I'd be inclined to pot them up for an early start.
A transplant later in spring would give them time then to "settle-in" before
their next dormant period. My little tree peony doesn't start to bud until
mid to late spring when temperatures start to be more even. I'm not sure
what they'd do in the garage. Mine do bloom in mid-to-late spring if I
remember right. They should be quite beautiful for your sale if you pot
them up and leave them indoors! They might even be blooming.
However, I only have one tree peony, so I hope other's have pitched in with
more tried and true experience.
Blessings,
Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Kitty
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 12:00 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: [CHAT] early arrivals - tree peonies
I received 5 bareroot tree peonies yesterday, a bit early for Zone 5. I'm
trying to decide the best course of action....
Pot up, but keep in cool garage
Pot up, bring in house to get an early start
Leave bareroot for now and pot up in April
any other suggestions?
These plants will be for sale at MG plant sale, but I had planned to grow
them on for a year first as I expected them to be smaller. They have 6 to
10 inches of wood and have already begun to sprout. They also have 8 to 12
inches of thick roots. The cool garage was my initial thought, but, since
they are already sizeable, I thought the early start indoors might not be a
bad idea. Is it possible they'd develop enough by mid-June to sell them?
Any other thoughts?
Kitty
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