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| I have to re-configure a boulder area that has a about hundred or more irises, fox gloves and hollyhocks planted all over and around them. I am going to make giant planters out of the bouders. The planters will look like round dry stacked stone done by a Very Skilled New England Stone Mason. I want to just jump out there and start clearing the area and moving now before the ground freezes solid. But the irises have been there a long time and I love them. A better Idea might be to wait until very early spring.I would love to have blooms in the spring. If I Wait until spring will I get blooms??? I have started transplanted the baby holly hocks. I put them in a pot and buried the pot in the compost Pile
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Dec 23, 11 at 8:39
| wow.. you are in denial.. IT WINTER ... lol ... in my ground freeze z5 .. the biggest problem would be late winter.. early spring HEAVE ... and anything i moved now.. would simply be out of the ground come spring ... put simply: I WOULD NOT DO IT .... the secondary issue would be how you would insure proper moisture .... should it be a long dry winter.. never forget ... winter is usually considered a desert ... as water is too often tied up in a frozen sate.. aka snow or ice ... and i really cant picture you figuring out how to water in Feb .... and making sure you provide enough water.. without it freezing the rootmass.. later that night ... i understand peeps in z7 or 8 .. live in a different world than i do.. but your z6 can NOT be all that different ... if you just cant sit still ... just go turnover some soil.. for new beds .. or even a 'holding area' .. so that it will be prepped for early spring.. when you should really be moving the plants ... up here near ann arbor.. i would do such.. as soon as the soil thaws.. in late march.. or early april ... and it would be great if i had an area ready for them .... ken |
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- Posted by maggie_berry z6CT (My Page) on Fri, Dec 23, 11 at 11:09
| Ken, Thank You so much for advice, I admit, I missed the obvious. I am going to turn my attention to the holding area. The ground and compost pile is still workable in southern Connecticut,but things could change in a day. I will start a new garden bed in the backyard so that in the spring I can transplant at my leisure, after all the contractor could be delayed. I am not going to touch the plants until spring when they can be cared for. Thanks again. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Fri, Dec 23, 11 at 13:13
| boy .. i wonder if i was awake when i typed that this morning.. lol ... Merry Christmas and Happy New Year ... ken |
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| I...quite often...wonder... if you are awake...ken. ;) Holly hocks and foxglove are iffy to move even when conditions are optimal. For sure wait on them, and dig them deep because they have taproots and don't like to be disturbed. Best time to move iris, you didn't say what kind...bearded? Is about six weeks after they stop blooming. You can move them in early spring, but they won't like too much moisture if the soil is still cold, and don't expect them to bloom. Merry Christmas! :) |
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| It's easy to be in denial this year! I still can't believe yesterday was Christmas day, or that it is almost January. Still relatively warm - days last week near 60 degrees! Although it's been cooler this week, it's certainly not December weather. And snaps and alyssum still in bloom, with other plants green and looking good! I still haven't put down my shredded leaf mulch because I'm still waiting for the critters to find their winter homes before they decide to do it in my mulch, lol. But yes, probably best to wait till spring. Here's hoping it comes very soon! Dee |
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