Re: Help with peonies

Kitty: With the weather being so cool and wet here this summer, I'm not
sure what to expect when. Some of the peonies are just fine...still look
very green and full. Others don't, especially the younger ones. No
obvious signs of disease...they just look like they have had enough of
the growing season and are ready to be done. I have another 3 day
weekend this weekend so I may do them a favor and chop them down.


Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
--Albert Einstein

 --- On Tue 08/31, Kitty < kmrsy@comcast.net > wrote:
From: Kitty [mailto: kmrsy@comcast.net]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 09:38:40 -0500
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Help with peonies

Melody, you're right about your peonies, it is just that this is
still<br>summer. It's a bit early for them to be going downhill. A few
scorched<br>edges here and there are ok, but I would think yours would
still be pretty<br>much green at the end of
August.<br><br>Kitty<br><br>----- Original Message ----- <br>From:
"Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com><br>To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent:
Tuesday, August 31, 2004 5:54 AM<br>Subject: RE: [CHAT] Help with
peonies<br><br><br>> Guess after reading a few of the other posts, I am
now aware that not<br>> all peonies do this...I've grown peonies pretty
much all my life and<br>> have never not had mine do this...all very
healthy, very robust plants.<br>> My grandmother (of the 100+ year old
peonies) always told me this was<br>> just how it was with these plants
and she always mowed hers to the<br>> ground the end of every fall once
they were browned. I do agree with<br>> Kitty, though that any blackened
stems need to be removed asap...that is<br>> never a good
sign.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Melody, IA (Z 5/4)<br>><br>> "The most
beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."<br>> --Albert
Einstein<br>><br>> --- On Tue 08/31, Melody < mhobertm@excite.com >
wrote:<br>> From: Melody [mailto: mhobertm@excite.com]<br>> To:
gardenchat@hort.net<br>> Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 06:29:00 -0400
(EDT)<br>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Help with peonies<br>><br>> Chris: This
is what peonies do at the end of summer and into<br>> fall.<br>Normally
I wait a bit longer to mow them down (or cut,<br>> whichever way
you<br>prefer), usually mid to late fall. Same thing is<br>> happening
to mine here,<br>so as long as there is no outward sign of<br>> stress
or disease (like an<br>obvious fungus or mildew or something<br>> yucky)
I wouldn't worry about it.<br>Kind of like waiting for tulip<br>>
foliage to die off completely...looks<br>terrible until you can
finally<br>> get it cleared away, but necessary to<br>next year's
healthy<br>> plants.<br><br><br><br>Melody, IA (Z 5/4)<br><br>"The most
beautiful<br>

> thing we can experience is the mysterious." <br>--Albert<br>>
Einstein<br><br> --- On Mon 08/30, < Chris@widom-assoc.com ><br>>
wrote:<br>From: [mailto: Chris@widom-assoc.com]<br>To:<br>>
gardenchat@hort.net<br>Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:33:57
-0400<br>Subject:<br>> [CHAT] Help with peonies<br><br>Many of my peony
plants are browning and<br>> look awful! Could this be<br>blight<br>or
could this be the end of their<br>> season? Also, I have an<br>abundance
of<br>mature foxgloves for the<br>> first time, but many are<br>growing
in all the wrong<br>places! When is<br>> a safe time to
relocate<br>them? I tried to pot some up in<br>the late<br>>
spring/early summer, but<br>they didn't like it much, although<br>>
they<br>didn't die<br>outright.<br><br>Chris<br>Long
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