Re: Overwintering Lavender, please?

Thanks to everyone for the fine advice!
Corinne [Z4]


> In a message dated 1/14/2004 3:24:10 AM Central Standard Time,
> taramark@WCTAtel.net writes:
> What about digging up and storing for
> the winter?
> The best method for overwintering plants that are less than hardy, I have
> found is to bury them.  Make a whole in the ground and put the plants in
the
> whole and cover with a foot or more of soil or compost.  The best location
for
> such a "root ceiler" is a place that thaws out last in the spring.  Once
the
> ground warms up enough to remove the plants in the spring, they should be
> replanted.  Not so good to have them grow underground.  I bury many pots
this way and
> have had many zone 6 plants over winter here in Minnesota.
>
> If you have a very large and deep compost pile this should work too- as
long
> as we have snow cover during the times the temps are below 0.F
> I would cut the tops off of the plants down to a few inches above the soil
> line and put them in an open bag with dry peatmoss, then bury.
> Give it a shot next year and let us know how it works for you.  Its to
much
> work to keep things in the garage or the fridge.
>
>
> Paul
>
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