Re: When to pot them up
- To: "perennials list"
- Subject: Re: When to pot them up
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sat, 4 Sep 1999 18:24:49 -0400
Considering where you are located, I'd start about now so as to give them
some time outside to get used to their new homes. Best before it gets too
cold for them; some are damaged below 50F...depends on what you have.
As for powdery mildew at this time of year - wouldn't worry about it on
woody plants or hardy perennials. Tender things you plan on saving should
probably get a dose of baking soda spray which will take care of it
spreading around.
(Baking soda recipe snagged off of one of the mailing lists - thanks to
whoever posted it originally)
Add to 1 gallon of water:
3 tablespoons of baking soda
1 teaspoon of horticultural oil
1 teaspoon of dishsoap (like Joy - not diswashing detergent for a machine).
Apply every week to 10 days by spraying ... remove infected leaves.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Sheryl Williams <srwillms@gj.net>
> Date: Saturday, September 04, 1999 8:41 AM
>
> As the temperatures start to drop I'm wondering when I should pot up my
> tender perennials. Is there a chart anywhere that gives the temperature
> tolerance by plant? I guess I could convert the "zone" to a temperature
> to solve this.
>
> Also, what do you do when your plants get powdery mildew at the end of
> the season?
> Thanks,
> Sheryl in Western Colorado zone 6
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