Burying rhizomes a little
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- Subject: Burying rhizomes a little
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 13 Jan 1997 04:02:36 -0700 (MST)
In a message dated 12/01/97 00:23:12, Linda writes:
<< This year, I have tried burying all the rhizomes under a little bit of
dirt
for insulation (to keep them from warming up so fast and to insulate them
from the cold some). >>
We tried this following on from Rick Ernst's article in the AIS Bulletin some
years ago (describing history and growing at Cooley's) - definitely works for
us. The rhizomes are planted about half to three-quarters of an inch below
the surface, and not at the surface as all texts recommend. This easier for
us to do that Cooley's method, which is to earth up the plants in autumn and
uncover them in spring (not enough time to do that). The results are much
improved growth and reduced frost damage, a combination (I think) of being
better anchored to the soil when freshly planted, less risk of frost-heaving
and overall protection from diurnal extremes of temperature in late winter
and early spring. Cooley's are similar climate to us (I believe).
Graham Spencer
Croftway Nursery, UK
Zone 7b-8
croftway@aol.com
