Re: overwintering pots question
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  • Subject: Re: overwintering pots question
  • From: B* H* <3*@rewrite.hort.net>
  • Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2016 12:57:12 +0000
Agree with insulation...drainage could be an issue... Soil will freeze... If 
there is a deep lip on pot it will then hold snow/water on frozen soil unless 
pot is tipped on side, and/or covered with insulation of some sort...

Beth
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> On Oct 9, 2016, at 8:42 AM, Kitty Morrissy <1018@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi Cheryl, 
> Soil below ground is warmer than soil in pots above ground during winter. 
> Here in zone 5 Indiana, pots like yours need to be insulated.  Wrapping in 
> bubble wrap can help. Sinking the pot in the ground might work but what 
> sort of drainage does your pot provide?  I have potted perennials in the 
> fall for 20 years now and huddled them in a group and thrown leaves over 
> the top and covered the perimeter with insulation. I put the least hardy in 
> the center of the group.  Works pretty well.  
> 
> Kitty
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
> Behalf Of Cheryl Isaak
> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2016 7:44 AM
> To: perennials@hort.net
> Subject: overwintering pots question
> 
> 
> Hello All,
> 
> This year, I gave into Kent Beauty oregano  - which I’ve lost before. But 
> it is so so lovely
> 
> Potted it this time in a pot with other perennials which should be more 
> hardy. Do I overwinter the pot buried in the hold bed or under a tree or 
> should I nestle either on the covered porch with my terra cotta pot or 
> against the house but still open the weather
> 
> 
> Thanks
> Cheryl  (southern NH where we are supposed to be dumped on this winter 
> PLEASE!)
> 
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