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| I'm planting a Geranium Patrica tonight; currently it's a fairly small start from Lazys's.
The plant will eventully get a 2-3 foot spread. Should I dig out a 3 feet area and amend the whole thing or is a a foot wide enough? I'm planning to dig down a foot and amend. My soil is moderate clay. |
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| Are you planting anything else by it? What is in the area of the geranium? You would rarely be wrong in 'amending' the soil. I add lots of good compost to all the dirt where I plant and continue to add more each year. I would do some extra digging on each side of your hole to loosen the soil. Mix in some good compost, and you'll have a happy plant. |
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| Unless it is a particularly fast growing plant, won't that be a pretty big empty space for a couple of years? That doesn't bother people who are good planners and can stick to their guns. But if you abhor a vacuum, you'll have plant creep in no time. Plant something you like in annuals for color, or a perennial with good foliage that doesn't mind being moved in year and won't smother Patricia. Or something that could share the space and makes a dashing combo when she matures. I must say it never crosses my mind that any plant will be in the same place in two or three years when I first plant it. idabean/marie |
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| Proudgrma (by the way, love your name!) - there's actually lots of stuff in the area. Here's a pic:
It's going right behind the rose campion. The Euryops has already been moved. The soil is already slightly amended from annuals being panted there in the past. |
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| Idabean, base on my readings, it grows pretty quickly and makes a good sized mound in the second year. I likely will plant some annuals this year just to fill in once I get it in the ground. Many of my plants don't get moved too much. Beyond the plants in the above picture is a Salvia May Night/Yarrow Coronation Gold combo that's been there something like eight years. |
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| You sound like a good steady person who thinks through their actions. I could certainly benefit from a big pinch of that. Whatever you do Patricia will be beautiful and you'll enjoy her. |
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- Posted by David Young MA(david.young.re@verizon.net) onSat, Jun 18, 11 at 18:53
| This the second year of my geranium plant. It has beautiful lush green leaves. It seems healthy. After being inside all winter I brought outside in middle of May. At this point no flower blossoms have developed. Can you tell me what is the problem and the solution to this situation. |
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| David Young, you might be better off starting a new thread. However, I suspect that if your geranium spent the winter inside, you're talking about a Pelargonium. True geraniums, sometimes called cranesbills, are hardy perennials and wouldn't winter inside. |
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