Re: CULT: Bearded acclimatization
- To: i*@egroups.com
- Subject: Re: CULT: Bearded acclimatization
- From: L* F*
- Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 13:24:39 -0800 (PST)
Oh boy, Linda, if this was a non-answer, do please
keep non-answering my questions!
>I've
>successfully moved pieces of IMMORTALITY here many
times now that it's
>established, and I wonder if part of its success or
failure depends on
>how long it's out of the ground, what stage of the
rebloom cycle an
>individual chunk of rhizome is in or what.
Ok, but what have you found to result in the greatest
success for you - immediate transplantation with no
root drying or clipping, transplantation within a
couple weeks after spring bloom, transplanting mature
rhizs only? And has anyone noticed whether this
slow-to-acclimate problem is primarily connected to
rebloomers, or are there spring bloomers just as prone
to taking their time?
>
>I get the best growth when I
>cultivate with the farm tractor or rototiller
around/between the
>clumps.
How close do you get to the rhizs when you till?
>If you've been lurking a while, you may remember our
'root races' last
>year (or was that year before last???).
Nope, I missed that. I'll have to search for "root
races" over at Mallorn.
> I'm convinced that the
>cultivars that do best for me (assuming they can
handle the
>winter/spring roller coaster freeze/heat wave cycles)
are those that
>have deep root growth.
I'd love a list of cvs that seem to grow comparatively
deep root systems and/or have been slow to get into
regular bloom cycles in everybody's gardens. Or are
there just too many growing variables, as Linda
mentioned, to give such a list any credibility?
Laurie
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lfandjg@yahoo.com
zone 3b - northern MN
amended acid clay soil
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