10 Tips on Dividing Perennial Plants
Divide to make healthier plants – and more of them by Janet Macunovich author of Designing Your Gardens and Landscapes and Caring for Perennials 1. Divide when a plant looks good Don’t wait until a plant has become decrepit or monstrous to divide it. When it looks its best, divide it at the end of that year. Watch for these early signs of trouble: when the center of the plant has smaller leaves, fewer flowers, and weaker blooming stalks than the outer edges or when the plant runs out of growing room on its edges and has nowhere to go but into neighboring plants. 2. Start at the drip...
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by Verity Goodier What works for me jump starting seeds in the spring – a few reminders :- 1. If you collect your own seeds at the end of summer, make sure they are bone dry and store them in paper in the fridge, having ‘cleaned’ them of husks, etc. before storage. Label. 2. Everything used for starting seeds needs to be ultra clean. Good hygene is essential. Using seed starter mix, fill container within ¼” top. Sow seeds thinly (fine seed can be mixed with sand to get better distribution) The soil is dry at this time. Tap down lightly to ensure seed contact with soil. Cover with...
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