Re: Peonies

Deb-- The most common reason peonies fail to bloom is that they are planted
too deeply.  Since they also resent being moved once established, you might
want to see if you can remove some of the soil from the crown area without
digging up the plants. If they are planted just a little too deeply you can
probably do this successfully. Crowns should be no more than an inch or two
below the soil surface, and preferably they should be an inch or two above it.
If you remove soil, be sure not to just make a bowl around the plants that
will cause water to drain into the crown and rot it.  Remove an inch or two
(whatever is needed) from the entire planting area.  If you do decide to
replant them it would be best to wait until late summer or early fall to do
it.  Hope this helps and that you have beautiful blooms next year! --Janis
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index