Re: Was: Crazy weather
- Subject: Re: [sibrob] Was: Crazy weather
- From: R* D*
- Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 11:35:49 -0700
They don't really like transplanting for me either, but they do a lot better
when I do it in Spring here in zone 5 north Idaho. Some fall planted mail
order plants never get going, or die. Spring plantings do great, relatively.
When I make new plants I avoid digging whole clumps, since they will sulk in
a new hole and I miss the flowers. So, I try to start new divisions
elsewhere, phasing out older clumps if needed. Also, I find that planting
divisions, even small ones, in pots before planting in the garden ensures
very rapid success. Maybe the better water control and drainage in a pot
helps them get going. Some of the best plants I ever started were of puny
green thumb-sized blobs of leafless and almost unrecognizeable single growth
root splinters from (don't scold me) Spring Hill Nurseries. They took off
like monsters.... go figure.
Bob Dickow
> Whatever is written about Siberians, I have never found that they
transplant
> easily.
>
> Claire Peplowski
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