Re: Dividing primulas
- Subject: Re: [SG] Dividing primulas
- From: C* P*
- Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2001 11:51:38 EDT
In a message dated 9/3/01 4:46:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, mtalt@CLARK.NET
writes:
<< In your zone, I'd wait until early spring. Seems to me you get early
winter and pretty hard winters, too. In my area, you can divide
Primula in fall, but I have to have milder winters than you...I'd be
concerned that it wouldn't have time to make much root growth and
would get frost heaved. My ground doesn't think about freezing until
mid or late November here. >>
Marge,
If you divide primula in the spring in colder gardens you will have no
flowers or so-so flowers. You can leave them alone to bloom and then divide.
You can put the divisions into pots in a shady area until they are recovered
and plant then. I know this is a bunch of work but we have such a short
season. When you think about dividing something that is not immortal such as
hosta, you usually lose a flowering season. Potted divisions can be cared
for easily and will get you more vigorous plants when you are ready to put
them into the garden.
We have had a change in the long August heat spell. I suspect there will be
an early frost this year so we are now bringing in plants that winter indoors
and looking at fall arriving. It seems it was just spring..................
Claire Peplowski
NYSz4
