RE: Agastache
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- Subject: RE: Agastache
- From: B* P*
- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 10:06:10 -0500
- Importance: Normal
I've noticed this, too, and not only with Agastache. I think Claire is
correct - that plants with their roots crowded into little 4-inch pots are
forced into flower early. I try to buy annuals and perennials that are
"young" (they establish better in the garden), but some growers like to have
their plants in flower to attract buyers. And I suppose if a consumer buys
by color, blooming plants sell themselves.
Once in a while, however, I have been annoyed to buy a plant that just has
been potted up and has a very small root system. Would the best thing to do
be to leave it in the pot for a few weeks in order for the roots to grow?
Another question - do you expert growers use root stimulator solution (which
smells like the vitamins my mother used to give me) on newly transplanted
perennials?
-Barb P.
zone 4, Wisconsin
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