Re: fall planting
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: fall planting
- From: M* D*
- Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1998 14:07:28 -0500
At 02:27 PM 10/4/98 -0400, Marie Yacuzzo wrote:
>I was just thinking the same thing. I thought that maybe something was
>wrong with my email program. :~) I just ordered a copy of The Well-Tended
>Perennial Garden that everyone raves about - can't wait to get it. I'm
>trying to put my "beds" to sleep for the winter :~( and I don't know what to
>do with most of my plants. I just put in some new stuff and hope that it
>roots enough to survive. Winters have been so unpredictable here.
>
>Marie
Marie, Wait until your weather has turned cold and the soil temp has
dropped, then mulch the crowns of your perennials with compost. This will
keep the roots cold, the plants dormant and also help prevent frost heave.
If you mulch too soon, you keep the plants "awake" and growing. I have
buried plants in the compost pile for the winter and this seems to work well
too. I dig a hole and stick the pot right in there. The leaves are
starting to turn here and will be falling soon--its great mulch. Marilyn
Marilyn Dube'
NATURAL DESIGN PLANTS
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, Oregon, Zone 8b
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