300 perennials down...and panic sets in.

17 years ago

OK... So plant sale for 2010 GOOD news: I Have about 325 perennials in 3" pots.(THANK YOU NAN616~)

Hollyhocks

Yarrow

Ech

Delphs

lupines

BES

Shasta Daisy

Sweet Willam

Agastache apricot

lambs ears

foxgloves

marjorm

oregano

thyme

Kinda good news still need to pot up:

Cupids darts

sedums (LOTS of both of these)

4-5 common blue hydrangea cuttings rooted at 2 yrs old

Have in mind to divide:

A bleeding heart

blue eye daisy

2 hosta

blue agastache

shasta daisy

BES

rusell lupine

danish aquilla

and 3 thick stands of ech purpea

chives

thyme

oregano

mint

Should I do them NOW or in the spring?

I plan on WS a TON of annuals and doing tender herbs and 2011 perennials plus veggies under lights so I'll be busy next spring...and the more I do now the less I have to do then...

What do you think? Divide now or in Spring?

And the BAD news: I need more soil and 3'pots and about 500 more perennials. DH is getting a tad worried w/ my obsessions over counting pots and flats.

I really need some volunteers to help but am not having a lot of luck getting them. How do i do that?

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ontheteam
Original Author
17 years ago
Please someone weigh in on this..I guess you all are getting tired of hearing about it ..but it's very important to me
And I am panicked the car accident I had in July REALLY has screwed my plan up. I am looking for ways to recover it while I recover. I am not trying to be a pest..just trying to do some good.

Have in mind to divide:
A bleeding heart
blue eye daisy
2 hosta
blue agastache
shasta daisy
BES
rusell lupine
danish aquilla
and 3 thick stands of ech purpea
chives
thyme
oregano
mint

Should I do them NOW or in the spring?

I plan on WS a TON of annuals and doing tender herbs and 2011 perennials plus veggies under lights so I'll be busy next spring...and the more I do now the less I have to do then...
What do you think? Divide now or in Spring?
kqcrna
17 years ago
As I said the last time you asked, I think that if they're going to spend winter outside in your zone, they would do best in the ground. You could divide them now and dig them up in spring, or divide them as you pot them up in spring.

Based on my own experience, even potted plants which are buried in fall have not survived. But I have clay soil. If your soil is sandy or very dry or sharp draining, you may do better. But I'm no expert, either.

It is a lofty task you have undertaken and you are to be commended. Not one I'd attempt, though.

Karen
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auntyara
17 years ago
Hi,
I would divide in the spring.
Have you tried contacting your local boy/girl scouts?
they need to earn their patches some how right?
just an idea.
Good luck
Laura
ontheteam
Original Author
17 years ago
Karen I can't dig..I am still recovering from a car accident in July. I can pot them up because I can do that at waist height.
The car accident put e behind schedule and my OTHER car's repairs used all the money I had saved for a hoop-house. trust me this was not my original plan.

I am fairly confident they will be ok. I added about 25% more perlite. I just was looking at the USDA zone map again.. I am right on the line of zone 6a or 6b.

The freezing is not the problem it is going to be all about controlling the moisture.

I am trying to get hay bales and use them as kind of a frame and put old windows on top to protect them a little.

The boy scout /girl school idea! That's BRILLIANT

Here is a link that might be useful: USDA map