What would you NEVER shovel prune? Favorites, workhorses and wonders
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Comments (16)I also remember a case when TBEF (the big easter freeze) of 2007 left a friends HC bush completely dead except for about 1/8" of green on a single cane that was actually under the soil line. That bush rebounded great even that first year and today is a big beautiful heavy blooming disease resistant bush that is the pride of his garden. This friend is not a rosarian and only has a couple of roses I gave him as house warming gifts for a newly built home in 2006. Also, I too found two good looking Smoky bushes three years or so ago at K-Mart in a peat container and I promptly snatched them up for $2.99 each. One didn't survive but the other is a very large bush now that last year actually sent out a "runner" under the timber surrounding the bed the rose grows in and the runner has grown now into a four cane new rosebush that come Fall I am going to cut loose from Mama and plant in a container for the winter and see if I can't have a whole new seperate bush next year. Interestingly enough, prior to finding the two at K-Mart I had purchased a bareroot and a started plant from high priced and mighty proud well known on-line vendors. Sadly, the plants did miserably and finally died their second years. The one K-Mart bush really outshined them badly. I am very glad to have it!! John...See MoreShovel-pruning daylilies
Comments (26)If you can't plant them right away they will be fine, just keep them cool and dry. I would not keep them out side. Leave them in the box(leave the box open for air circulation) in your house. I would soak them in a bleach solution before planting and remove any roots that are mushy or moldy. Water them well after planting and then don't water them at all, untill you see new growth (a new leaf growing up from the center of the fan). I know the no water after planting seems wierd, but too much water plus heat and humidity is a breeding ground for bacterial soft rot which will kill your plants. When planting in mid summer this is a concern. Spring and fall planting is best for bareroot daylilies. If I plant in the summer I think it is best to put them in a pot, so you can move them around to keep them out of full sun, and keep them dry untill the roots are established, then in fall you can plant the whole thing like a potted DL you would buy from a nursery. They tend to take off better if you do it this way. I have lost a couple this year by just planting them in the ground in full sun. So I have learned my lesson, and wanted to share a better way with you! Good luck with your daylilies, they are wonderful. They only get better with time! I think you will find that you can't just buy a few. Next year when they bloom im sure you will want more! Come on over to the DL forum and post some pics! -Jessica...See MoreTo shovel-prune or not to shovel-prune...that is the question!
Comments (28)seil: I've had this peace rose for about 5 or 7 years now and its always grown the same way... in a large T shape and always full of blooms along that top T line. This last year its been a real pain. I have had it tied up along a fence then moved it and tied it up along a flat straight up trellis attached to the side of our redwood shed. This year its been a real brat and not wanting to cooperate with me. Hopefully now that I've hacked it down to the stump and this new growth is taking off, it will look better. When I had it along the fence my neighbor would come out and cut it down level with the top of the fence. Every year I saw buds starting to form the next day I would come out and look to see the entire top level with the top of the fence. So my husband and I dug it up and moved it away from that fence where the neighbor couldn't reach it. ANYTHING that grows up above the top of that fence they hack right off. Yes I've asked them not to touch our things. Even balled my eyes out after they dug up my flowers from my front yard right before mothers day this year. I yelled at them through tears on mothers day... Would you PLEASE leave my yard alone!! Stop touching my things!! Mind your own property and leave ours alone!! We still hold out hope that the peace rose is going to look better next year now that its out of the reach of our hacker happy neighbor....See MoreShould I shovel-prune the Pee Gee hydrangeas?
Comments (51)shazam, thanks! I did consider a smaller lilac too, but then don't they need full sun to bloom well? In terms of lilacs, how do you like the Bloomerang lilacs that rebloom? Mine in the backyard is finally doing OK, after 3-4 years but the blooms tend to be smaller and not as dramatic as the Korean lilacs... I am wondering if this is a common experience? In terms of evergreens, I do have a few there, like Calgary Carpet Junipers, a golden juniper, as well as a Weeping Larch, and now a Dwarf Weeping Norway Spruce. I also wondered about putting some evergreens there too, but what would do well and look good there with part sun? Prairie_northrose, I went to Lowe's today and got a couple of those 2 gallon Fire Light Hydrangeas today! The thing was, even though they were very healthy looking, they were quite small plants. On the other hand, the Phantom Hydrangeas that I found from Costco were pretty big already, even though they were in 2 gallon pots too. I think that Phantom Hydrangeas probably are just much more vigorous..... hmm.... maybe I should just return those Fire Lights???...See MoreUser
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