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Post by desertwoman on May 7, 2018 9:20:35 GMT -5
binnylou, I have a peony at our rental house in town that I would love to divide a piece of it to bring here. I love this peony and it thrives beautifully so I am nervous about messing with it, in any way, shape or form. What are the secrets to successfully taking pieces of a peony for transplanting elsewhere. I suspect peony do not grow in Florida but I don't know for sure.... Just did a search. Florida is out as well as So California and the deep south. They need long cold for winter dormancy. Zone 8 is the limit for them and only certain ones will survive in 8
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Post by binnylou on May 7, 2018 14:25:29 GMT -5
The peonies had no special care, I can guarantee. Just make sure that they don't get planted too deep. When hubby dug up two of the peonies, he split them in chunks and planted them. I think the new row has 12 or 13 new plants. If you are nervous about lifting and dividing, maybe just a piece removed from the side?
I kinda figured that they needed a cold period to set bloom.
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Post by binnylou on May 7, 2018 15:53:20 GMT -5
I have a peony at our rental house in town that I would love to divide a piece of it to bring here. I love this peony and it thrives beautifully so I am nervous about messing with it, in any way, shape or form. What are the secrets to successfully taking pieces of a peony for transplanting elsewhere. consider harvesting seed and growing from seed. there's lots of info online...it's not a fast process, as far as I can see. You will want to bag one of the blooms so it doesn't get crossed with a foreign peony.
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Post by James on May 8, 2018 15:01:26 GMT -5
It seems you can just break off a tuber (root) to take to the new spot.
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Post by wheelgarden1 on May 18, 2018 21:24:33 GMT -5
Katydids, Tree Frogs, and Jarbugs...
Outside toinight, listening to the Katydids and tree frogs chirping in the trees. The jarbugs haven't made their presence known yet.
Katydids: "Chichichichidid ... Chichichichidid ... Chichichichidid ... Tree Frogs: " Breeep ... Breeep ...Breeep ... Jarbugs: "Wee-err-wee-err-wee-err-wee, err-wee-e-e-e-e-e ...
What a loud, grand chorus in the twilight all summer long.
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Post by desertwoman on May 18, 2018 21:54:09 GMT -5
There is a riot of color out there-deep purple, mauve and light purple iris, the last of the lilacs, hesperis (dames rocket), the first rose-peach that turns to white, white sweet woodruff, blue veronica speedwell, gold california poppies, coral peonies, fuchsia hardy geranium (perennial), blue vinca. The native grasses (buffalo and blue gramma) are warm weather grasses and are just starting to green up.
The lettuce patch is about 2-3"tall, the garlic- I swear- looks like it's ready to make scapes, the starts (tomatoes, chiles, basil , cantaloupe) are still being rolled in at night, but the toms, chiles and basils are flowering (I still pinch them off) The cantaloupes have just popped out, no true leaves yet. Dry as a bone, I am watering once a week as long as it stays in the 70's. When it stays in the 80's I will water twice a week.
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Post by ahntjudy on May 19, 2018 9:23:31 GMT -5
a riot of color out there That's why I love Spring...So many different species putting forth their showiest... I like those 'new plant' green shades too...
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Post by binnylou on May 19, 2018 20:47:26 GMT -5
I love when the Norway Spruce show their new spring clothing... DSCF1476 by BLou, on Flickr
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Post by Mumsey on May 23, 2018 3:58:03 GMT -5
We have a handicapped rabbit in the neighborhood. One ear and one eye. Now I can't get that "Purple People Eater" song outta my head! I guess one ear could be one horn. Then discovered a rabbit was attempting to build a nest in the potato patch straw. Dismantled it, threw some daffodil remains around and some chive. She hasn't been back, at least to that spot.
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Post by James on May 24, 2018 17:45:00 GMT -5
Beautiful sunny day here. I went out and found the corn seed and planted six rows of corn.
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Post by Mumsey on May 25, 2018 14:42:49 GMT -5
Found another rabbit attempt at digging a nest. Near the middle of the back yard! Silly Wabbit! There's a dog lives here! So I filled it in and put chive over it. I check the yard daily. Last year's nest in the dog's domain was discovered by said dog when it was full of babies.
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Post by binnylou on May 26, 2018 11:13:15 GMT -5
I do wish I could share the fragrance...the time to enjoy is so short. DSCF1479 by BLou, on Flickr
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Post by desertwoman on May 26, 2018 14:25:30 GMT -5
I can practically smell them from here binnylou, They are gorgeous. Are those a pale pink or are they white with the dark pink reflecting onto them?
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Post by binnylou on May 26, 2018 14:43:04 GMT -5
The pink ones are not a light pink...they are the ones from hubby's childhood home place. The white ones are slightly creamy white with a deep pink spot in the center. When we moved here in 1970, I tried my darnedest to kill that peony. Mowed over it every time I mowed. Didn't appreciate it, didn't want it. Many years later, a windbreak was planted in that area, and when the trees became large enough that we quit mowing that area, the peony surfaced again. I dug it up, planted it at the barn's foundation and it is thriving and blooming.
Yes, that was pretty dumb of me to not appreciate that white peony...and yes, I think I've told this story before.
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Post by Mumsey on Jun 3, 2018 4:14:00 GMT -5
I changed up the garden somewhat. Decided mowing in between the sections was a PIA after I got the dog run done along the neighbor's wood fence. So I got rid of the grass paths, fenced the entire area and super rabbit proofed it with real rabbit fence (which I had) and chicken wire reinforcement on the chain link. Full size rabbits can get through chain link! So the fresh straw you see is where the grass paths were. (I get wheat straw from a farmer friend for $3/bale). I put black plastic under there. I could have dug up the whole mess but that's lots of work. I dug the dog run area and it took 17 hours over 3 days to get done. No more digging this year, I got fishin' to do! 2 garden pics, couldn't get it all in one pic. The grass garden has been slow to get going this year, but catching up.
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