Peonies - Planting, Staking
and Deadheading
Executive Summary about Peony
Plants by Evelyn Fielding
Peonies are
classic garden perennials, prized for their handsome foliage,
longevity and huge blooms in late spring. They're deer and drought resistant,
too.
Dig a hole
at least eighteen inches deep and twenty-four inches wide. Mix with the soil a
pound of bone meal and generous amounts of peat moss, compost, or well-rotted
manure. Water well to settle thoroughly.
Peonies grow very fast. One very attractive way
to support any height stem is to place four bamboo stakes in the ground at the
four corners of the plant. Then, weave garden twine in a criss-cross
pattern through the stems and leaves to support the plant and its blooms.
Better yet,
cut the blooms before they fade and enjoy them on your dining room table.
Fall is Peony Planting Time
Executive Summary about Peony Plants by Jonni Good
If you have
peonies in your garden that put out too few blooms in the spring, they may be
asking to be moved this fall. And if you don't have any peonies in your garden
yet, September is the best time to purchase and plant them.
Peonies like
full sun and well-drained, fertile soil. Before planting your new peonies or moving your old
ones, prepare the soil by loosening the soil as deeply as you can, and then add
a bit of good compost.
To move an
established plant, or to thin an overgrown clump, choose an early fall day. If
the peony has been living in one spot for a long time, it
will probably benefit from being divided when you move it - with the added
benefit of having two or three new peonies instead of one.
The peonies should be placed in their new spot so
that the eyes are no more than two inches below the surface of the soil. Your
new peonies may take a few years before they're covered with blooms in the
spring - but your patience will be well-rewarded.
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