Re: Isabelle's questions
- Subject: Re: Isabelle's questions
- From: Isabelle Hayes b*@catskill.net
- Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:22:14 -0400
Thanks Marge for these suggestions; I am a little envious of you there
in zone 7, with plants waking up in February...
the "construction" won't go up until March or so, and before I put them
there, the plants will be in the cellar under lights; but I think I
could put them on the porch under the plastic in late April to early
May.
Isabelle Hayes
Marge Talt wrote:
snip
> I find the plants in my cool greenhouse start waking up in Feb., as
> the days start to get longer and are in major growth by April;
> bursting at the seams before it's time to take them outside.
>
> I should think it would give your tender plants a head start. You
> might consider one of those electric heaters if nights are still cold
> - as your dahlias won't do much if it's not warm enough. Not trying
> to "heat" the place, but just keep it in an acceptable range (40s -
> 50s) at night when it will cool down pretty quickly.
>
> Or, you could invest in a heat mat for the dahlias as it's soil
> temperature that makes them want to grow.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@hort.net with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
