Re: : Digging and Planting in the Spring
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: : Digging and Planting in the Spring
- From: L*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 17:37:55 -0700 (MST)
In a message dated 97-03-18 10:13:56 EST, you write:
>> However, how many of you have had success with moving rhizomes (bearded)
>in
>> the SPRING ? Knowing they may not bloom the first year - but how any
of
>you
>> have actually tried digging and replanting them in the _spring_ and
>succeeded
>> in _saving_ the plants?
>> Larry Doucette Wilmington, Mass.
It's been awhile, but the ones I transplanted prior to bloom had flower
stalks a bit stunted, but were otherwise fine. Around here, digging and
selling in full bloom is the norm. Seems like they usually don't bloom the
following year, but they are usually manhandled pretty badly, roots broken
off, and very little soil when they are 'dug'. So much that I try dies
anyway, it's hard to say whether or not the death rate is higher among the
'dug in bloom' or not.
Linda Mann lmann76543@aol.com east Tennessee USA
