Re: Plant in Fall
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Plant in Fall
- From: N* S*
- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1999 20:32:02 -0800
>I agree with W. Martin, that dividing and transplanting in Fall
>can be great, but putting in new young plants at that time is
>risky, here in Chicago (zone 6 near the lake). I've had good luck
>with growing new perennials in pots all summer, then transplanting
>them into permanent in-ground homes in September -- haven't lost one
>yet by doing it this way. Sometimes new plants are so small in
>Spring, they may not be able to compete with the established plantings
>as well so I give them a little extra space in pots -- besides, I
>love experimenting with container plantings and can more closely
>observe a new plant that I haven't had experience with.
Thought you might be interested in hearing that in Southern California,
fall is the BEST time to plant, in fact, many people refer to fall as our
2nd spring. You see, our days are getting shorter and cooler, but the
ground stays warm for a long time. Because the ground stays warm, plants
planted in fall have a chance to develop extensive root systems, even if
the above ground growth is limited. Then our winter rains come and by
springtime, the plants put on shoot and leaf growth -- this way, we get two
years worth of growth in a single years.
Nan
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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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