Re: Hello, Fellow Fiacres....
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Hello, Fellow Fiacres....
- From: l*@bminet.com (Linda Korth)
- Date: Mon, 8 Feb 1999 15:12:15 -0600
I really should use spell check. . .big sigh. . .hiding my face.
Linda, in Wisconsin, still looking for the dictionary
>>Question #1 - Linda Korth, you mentioned wintering over mandevilla and
>>others. How do you do that?
>
>Once a frost becomes immenent, I dig them up, place them in pots, cut them
>way back and bring them into the greenhouse. At least, that's what I do
>with the mandevillas. I have them hanging from an arbor entrance in the
>summers, and they are very expensive to replace each year. This way, I only
>have to buy one or two every spring.
>
>I have an Astromeria (sp?) that I cut back only slightly, because it will
>provide blooms all winter as long as I continue to cut the flowers. If I
>let them stay on the plant, it will get lazy and tired.
>
>I never cut my hibiscus and it blooms quite frequently.
>
>Most geraniums I cut back so they will spend most of the winter filling
>out, but I leave a few whole for color.
>
>This winter I even brought in some snapdragons and have been making small
>flower arrangements with them. They are leggy, but still pretty.
>
>Other things are just trial and error. Parsley does well, as does sage,
>mint and especially Rosemary. The Rosemary I do not cut back, I just move
>it back in forth.
>
>Hope this helps!
>
>Linda in Wisconsin
>
>
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