Re: JAP: Extending bloom/depth of planting
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- Subject: Re: JAP: Extending bloom/depth of planting
- From: r* <t*@catskill.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 Jul 1997 21:27:07 -0600 (MDT)
R. Dennis Hager wrote:
>
> One of my stated goals of gardening is extended bloom and I would like
> to report on a little experiment I conducted to do just that. I divided
> a large clump of 'Iapetus' into 5 divisions last fall. I planted 2 as
> usual with the crown about 1" below the soil surface. One was planted
> higher and two deeper, with standing water over them for most of the
> winter. The one that was planted higher heaved over winter and I
> replanted it in the spring and it bloomed nicely, along with the two
> planted as usual. The two plants that were planted deeper were slower to
> emerge. I had almost given one up for dead. But eventually, it grew and
> bloomed 3 weeks later than the control plants. I will take notes for
> another year on this planting.
>
> I intend to run some similar tests with other cultivars this year as
> they are lifted and divided.
>
> R. Dennis Hager
> on Delmarva
> where it's so dry, I had to water the bog.
Hi Dennis--
I thought planting jis in standing water was no good for them. Are they
in a pond?
rima terra@catskill.net
upstate ny zone 4 hot and humid
