Mulching
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Mulching
- From: l*@teamzeon.com
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1998 15:50:48 -0400
Valerie Lowery@ZEON
08/20/98 03:50 PM
Now that school has started here in Kentucky, the gardening chores for fall
are close behind. A simple question: for overwintering perennials, which
is the best way to mulch -- around the plant but not touching the plant or
directly covering the plant, base and all?
I want to think that covering the plant would be best, but I wouldn't want
the crown to rot. Yet if I don't cover, will the crown rot anyway due to
the exposure to the freeze-thaw cycle? Most of my books just say "mulch
your plants", but they don't go into much other detail.
I've been gardening for some time now and I've always wondered if I mulched
correctly. I never have 100% of my plants to survive a winter for one
reason or another (I usually suffer one or two casualties or major
setbacks) and I wonder if this could be a contributing factor.
Plus, I'm about to buy some plants that are a little more pricey than I
would normally pay and I want to protect my investment.
Val in KY
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