• Subject: Re: your thoughts please
• From: &* P* L* <1*@rewrite.hort.net>
• Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 14:47:49 -0500 (CDT)

> Okay - I have been yearning to grow Cimicifuga 'Hillside Black
> Beautyâ for eons. But it wants damp shade, but while I have shade,
> itâs dry as a bone.
> 
> IF I can dig a big deep hole and line it with a pot, can I create a
> âdamp spot. Iâm thinking lots of peat/coir and maybe landscape
> fabric to help repel roots from creeping inâ.
> 
> Could it work?

Hi Cheryl, 

I forget where you are.  How hot does it get by you? 

Generally speaking, I don't think it needs a ton of water once
it's established.  You might want to give it more in the beginning, 
but make them good, deep waterings so the roots aren't tempted
to stay near the surface.  And, of course, mulch is going to be 
your friend.

If you can amend the whole bed to be loamy then you're going to
have an easy time, but if you just make a hole for this plant with
amendments then the roots are never going to move outside of 
that hole.  So if you amend, make sure the hole is big!  :)

Chris

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