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| Planted a bunch of heuchera several years ago. They don't look so hot this year--leaves are really small, so I took a closer look and it's like a rhizome with many baby plants along it above the ground. I broke them into individual plants, but my question is this: They don't appear to have much going on in the way of roots (they are green and alive), so should I put them in some sort of rooting medium first or just plant them in the ground as is? |
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| I don't know the answer to your question but I wanted to say mine seem to work themselves out of the soil too. It isn't "heaving"...I tend to dig mine up move them and see if they like a different place better. |
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| If they are a treasure, I would put them in a pot with potting soil and tend them carefully. If they are ordinary or duplicates I would just poke them into the ground and keep them watered - most will probably survive. You can dig up the entire plant and replant it deeper. Some varieties tend to reach more than others. Jan |
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- Posted by greylady-gardener 6 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 2, 12 at 7:13
| I found this great instructional video earlier this year and it is very informative about how to deal with heuchera that have grown up on big stems. it is clear and easy to understand. I tried it with my 'obsidian' and lime rickey' and although the plants are very small right now, I am sure they will be much better next year. If the goal is not to get more plants but to just have the plant sit more in the ground, I think that you could just cut off the large stem above the ground and settle it deeper in the soil. They seem to root fairly easily. |
Here is a link that might be useful: great heuchera propagating video
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 2, 12 at 8:58
| it is officially august.. i would not put anything IMPORTANT just back into the soil ... if worth it.. i would pot them.. perhaps tent them with a baggie .. and grow some rots.. and plant them in September ... again.. ONLY if it was worth the effort.. you dont mention where you are.. and ambient weather matters .. ground is probably fine in the PNW ... here in MI.. they will be dead in a week ... ken |
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- Posted by socks12345 Zone 9 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 2, 12 at 11:16
| Interesting and informative video, some of the others there on youtube as well. I bought my first heuchera this spring and didn't even know how to pronounce it until I looked at the videos! It is just sitting there, not dying, not growing. That's ok, it looks nice. Maybe it will wake up next spring. |
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| Thanks for your input. I decided to put them in a window box that only gets a few hours of morning sun--I figure if the are close to the house, I might remember to water them. We'll see. They are not to-die-for, so I figure it's an interesting experiment, anyway. |
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| I do what the video shows to my heuchera every spring and it works great to propagate many new baby plants. They generally need a year or two before they are mature size. I leave the mother plant in place and it resprouts and looks better than ever again that summer. Also every spring I generally feed them with organic nitrogen rich fert (free used coffee grounds from Starbucks). I wouldn't recommend doing either in August, though. It's too late in the growing season to be fertilizing perennials and even the PNW is bone dry this time of year; we average less than 1" of rain for the month. If you can't just ignore them until next spring, plant the pieces in pots in good potting soil, keep them well watered and under plastic and cross your fingers. :) |
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