how to grow peonies in Colorado
michelle_co
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16 years agoSkybird - z5, Denver, Colorado
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got info on how to grow Tree Peony from seed!
Comments (2)Just got this from a grower, Cricket Hill Garden: > > Planting Tree Peony Seed Pods > > In our garden, right after the bloom period, we are busy > cleaning, trimming and cutting off the spent flowers. We > "dead-head" both the tree and the herbaceous > peonies soon after the flowering period. The plant uses > energy to make the seeds, and it will sacrifice flowering to > some degree if you let it go to seed. When your tree peony > is older and there are many blooms, it is fine to let some > of the flowers go to seed. > > The pods are harvested as soon as they are ripe, usually in > late August or early September. Remove light brown to black > seeds from seed pods and plant about 2" deep. We like > to plant seeds in pots, sunk into the ground, so they are > well marked. Often the seeds will germinate the next spring, > but it may take two years. Both herbaceous and tree peonies > are unlikely to come true from seed. You are growing a new > hybrid, so expect that the plant may not be exactly like the > mother plant. Move your young seedlings in the early fall, > to a garden bed or individual pots. > > Be patient and tend them for about 4-5 years. Remember to > feed plants for best growth. Tree peonies form new buds > during the summer months. By fall, a bud is formed at the > junction of the leaf node, on the woody stem. This is why > you do not cut down a tree peony, it blooms on "old > wood". > > We recommend feeding with Neptunes Harvest (or other > fish-seaweed fertilizer) about every at least once a month > during the spring and summer. We also use Azomite mineral > powder to boost the plants' growth. Tree peonies respond > well to low nitrogen-high mineral amendments in a balanced > spectrum. > > And then one springtime your plant will reward you with a > flower!"...See MoreGrowing persimmons in Colorado
Comments (19)I've been growing Hachiya in zone 6 for the past decade and have had fruit each of the past 7 years. There were a couple of -7 degree nights that I protected the tree, but otherwise it was on its own. The tree is grafted on virginiana rootstock - an incompatability which is reported to be associated with fruit drop, which is indeed a problem I've had with this tree. A neighbor had a seedling tree, which I believe to be a Hachiya seedling based on the fruit's size and shape, growing for 40 years unprotected. Before it died, the tree had produced through root suckers a small grove of fruit bearing trees. Tam Kam is the most vigorous of the nonastringent persimmons that I've seen with at least 5-6 feet of growth this year on my tree. Still waiting for fruit but wouldn't be surprised if this is the year that the fall colors show before the leaves fall....See MoreHow do I start growing the fern peony?
Comments (11)You did nothing wrong. Fernleafs go brown early. They flower early also. Generally one of the first to bloom. With the odd weather many people have been having a lot of peonies are going dormant early. Look at other peony plants you will start seeing some of them turning brown. Some will maintain the green until freeze then they are really brown....See MoreCan we grow berries here in Colorado (blackberries, raspberries)
Comments (16)How long they take to bear fruit depends on what type they are. Fall bearing raspberries (like Caroline & Anne) bear fruit on this year's canes so I will have some fruit this fall. I can't remember if they will bear a light crop next summer on the same canes as well - I'll have to look up when to prune them. Those canes will die and need to be pruned out. The patch will continue to grow as the plants send out suckers and fill in the area. Summer bearing plants (like my Canby and Triple Crowns) bear fruit on one year old canes. I got a couple of berries from my Canby this year and have a few trying to ripen on the Triple Crown as well - they are growing on the part of the plant that was above ground when I planted them this spring. Next year's berries will grow on the canes that grew this summer. If you have summer bearing plants, you'll likely need to bend down the canes (though Triple Crown may be too thick) and mulch them or if they don't bend, try to shelter them somewhat from the dry winter winds to protect next summer's crop. If those canes die, no fruit for you next summer! Also, Caroline and Anne aren't thornless although my Anne bushes don't seem to have very many thorns. I would like to try some black raspberries too but I think it's advised to plant them quite a ways from the reds. I can't remember exactly why, but it may be a disease issue. I'm waiting on getting those for a little while....See Moremichelle_co
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