Re: Advise needed..
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Advise needed..
- From: G* K*
- Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 09:15:32 -0700
- References: <8m27ud+q5gi@eGroups.com> <39A84568.85755DE1@uswest.net>
Connie, we routinely plant the unsold pots of grasses here at our Zone 4
perennials nursery sometime in Sept. or even in Oct. with excellent
results. If we kept them in pots here overwinter, they would most likely
be dead come spring.
Gail Korn
Wayne, Nebr.
At 07:59 PM 8/26/00 -0600, connie hoy wrote:
>(Forgive the reference to a non-shade subject but need your help)
>
> > Hello to all,
> > I hope to call the experience and knowledge of the group to advise me
> if its
> > ok to plant some container grasses ..
> > These are:
> > *Pennisetum alopecuroides'Moudry'
> > *Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'
> > *Saccharum ravennae
> >
> > I am in zone 6(sometimes 5,good winter 7a)we can get frost here in
> Sept. but
> > generally in Oct.
> > I wintered these in their (gallon)pots over last winter,they are
> approaching
> > being root bound and feel that they would have better luck in the ground
> > even though I know they are all warm season grasses and would do better
> with
> > spring planting..
> >
> > If we have a hard winter which is the least risk leaving them in
> > pots(heavily mulched in bark)or plant now in ground?
> >
> > Thanks for any advise or first hand knowledge of same.
> > Connie
