Re: Peony Tree
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Peony Tree
- From: m* l*
- Date: Fri, 12 May 2000 09:06:14 -0600
At 09:16 PM 5/11/2000 EDT, you wrote:
>Hi, Silke:
>
>Tree peony need sun, well drained slightly acidic soil, and water.
>
>I'm planning on moving one this fall as well as take a few root cutting. Dig
>your hole at least twice as wide as the root ball and as deep as it is
>presently. I dig mine very deep; so that, I can back fill with lots of
>compost and organic matter. I add bone meal, alfalfa meal, green sand, and a
>small amount of cotton seed meal and dolomitic lime [for calcium and
>magnesium]. Water well to settle the soil and bring the soil level to the
>present peony's depth. Wait until the first frost or until the leaves drop.
>Then it's safe to transplant. Water in well. After the ground freezes,
>mulch about 2"-4" without covering the trunk(s).
>
>happy gardening,
>
>Rich Horowitz
>Stoughton MA
>z5
>
Trunk(s)? My tree peony was just planted last spring, and DH ran over it
with the lawnmower. It did come back and this spring has two trunks. I've
been considering removing one, but should I leave both of them? Margaret L
