Re: Anyone collect heucheras?
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Anyone collect heucheras?
- From: G* O*
- Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2000 07:37:49 -0400
Marge,
I'm in East TN, z7a (at least for the last couple of years).
And oh, goody! Wait til Fall. One less thing to do now!
Gerry
At 12:35 AM 6/19/00 -0400, you wrote:
>
>Gerry, where are you gardening? If south of me, you can prob. divide
>in fall, tho' I find early spring - just as growth commences - to be
>the ideal time. Wouldn't do it now, with the heat of summer upon us
>unless you are really far north of me. Problem with fall, IMO, is
>that these are plants that can get winter heaved if they don't make
>enough root growth before it freezes - best to wait until spring, in
>my book...others may have different experiences.
>
>Yes, bury the necks when you split them up. I usually replant
>divisions so the leaf rosette is just above soil line with all else
>below it.
>
>Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
>mtalt@clark.net
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