Should I Use Loam With Manure
When Transplanting Peonies?
Executive Summary about Transplanting
Peonies by Kent Higgins
Digging and
dividing an old Peony clump properly is an art and something to be learned by
practice. Do not wash the soil from the roots for that makes it more brittle.
When the
divisions are ready to plant, dig a hole much larger than the root. Plant the root with the buds up it has been
done the other way, but without much success. The rule is two inches of soil
over the crown of the plant.
Fill around
the root with good rich heavy loam (without manure) and with layer of sand over
the top to sift in the holes made by the stems swaying in the spring winds.
Mulch the first winter and watch to see that the soil does not wash off and
leave the crown exposed.
Mose people
want first, those varieties of Peonies that can usually be counted
on to bloom on Memorial Day but do not limit yourself to that one season of
bloom for an early or late spring might cause your Peonies to miss the day
entirely, With a careful selection from the hundreds of varieties, one can have
from 3 to 4 weeks of bloom.
Divide and Transplant -
Perennials Love Fall Planting
Executive Summary about Transplanting Peonies by Paul Wonning
Autumn is
approaching and the perennial flower garden is looking kind of bedraggled. Fall is the best time to transplant and divide
the plants, as the cooler temperatures put less stress on the plants.
Plants moved
in the spring are trying to put out new root growth at the same time they are
trying to produce leaves and maybe flowers. This puts a lot of stress on the
plant, and many simply succumb. By doing the planting in the autumn, it removes
this stress.
The root
system is established in the fall before the frigid winter temperatures come.
During mild spells in the winter when the ground thaws, the perennials will
continue root growth and when spring finally comes the plant can emerge with
fresh vigor, ready to grow and bloom.
Veronica,
Coneflower, Coreopsis, Lychnis and Salvia are some plants which need to be
transplanted fairly frequently to keep them strong. Indeed, some of these may
die out after two or three years if not divided and transplanted at least every
other year.
Other
perennials rarely need transplanting. Peonies, daylilies, heuchera, geranium and astilbe
belong in this group. But even these need it occasionally.
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