Re: Astilbe Secrets
Ok then -- I'm in Michigan, in the zone 6 pocket. Hot and dry hasn't been a
problem...
cheers, silke
At 08:01 AM 8/24/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Hello Silke,
> I don't remember where you garden just off hand, but I doubt hardiness
is a
>problem on your astilbe. They are usually listed as hardy from zones 3
through 8.
>If planted in spring most will do OK until the hot and dry of summer comes
on.
>Then you find out if you picked the right spot for them.
> Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
> around the woods - around the world
>genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Silke-Maria Weineck <smwei@UMICH.EDU>
>Subject: Re: [SG] Astilbe Secrets
>
>
>> Hi Diann -- keep in mind it might have just been plain dumb luck (but I did
>> plant some from the same vendor elsewhere and they're pathetic...) --
>> judging from my experience strictly, I'd dig them up after they go dormant,
>> amend the soil with lots and lots of compost and replant them. Come to
>> think of it, I planted mine in late spring, so there might be a weather
>> thingee going on, too -- perhaps they're simply not as hardy as we'd like
>> them to be?
>>
>> silke
>
