Re: [SG] Brunnera Q. for Gene

Hello Sally,
        I see where Paul answered this one for you. I second his judgement. They
are not easily killed off. I would suggest one more thing though... how
about a bit of compost (not much) over where you settled the roots back
down into the soil and then a light mulch? Thee will still be some heaving
going on for another month or so. The mulch will help ease the heaving and
the compost will give them a bit of extra food to start their growth with
this spring. My bet is they will be up early this spring.
        My thoughts on the heaving are simple. Probably did not have enough time
to get feeder roots down into the soil while in active growth last year. If
they are where you want them now I would leave them alone and let them get
started good to recover. Once the roots get mature enough to get under and
around that rock they will be happy campers.
        Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com

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> From: sally knauss <sjknauss@WEBTV.NET>
> Subject: [SG] Brunnera Q. for Gene
> Date: Friday, February 12, 1999 10:52 AM
>
> Hi Gene,
>    I have another question/problem about both of my brunnera.  The other
> day while strolling around the flowerbeds, I noticed that the crowns of
> my brunnera where up out of the ground.  Roots and crowns were brown but
> still holding on to the soil where they were planted.  I poked them back
> in the dirt.  Do you think that they are dead or will they be alright?
> They were the only things in that bed that seem to have frost heaved.
> Last spring I had dug them up and placed rock 12" under the soil to give
> them better drainage, did this cause the heaving or could something have
> pulled them and then given up?  Any help for me/them?
> Thanks,
> Sally
> zone 6, west KY
> Where the temp. dropped 40 degrees over night and now I'm freezing!
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