Propagation: Plant Propagation Discussions - Sept 2019, 2 by oxdriftgardener

oxdriftgardener wrote:
Hello back at you Kitt. Looking forward to those pics. Sorry to hear about your livelihood slowdown Gypsi. That always sucks.
I have an experiment in the works in an attempt to have more of my hardy succulents survive the winter.
First photo: these are all the sempervirens and sedum sexangular thst I had mixed in containers with other succulents. In the past when I take those containers part for the winter I have planted all the hardies into a rock garden and covered them wuth chicken wire. The first time I did that was successful but ever since the deer have ate them all before spring. I have been keeping the used succulent soil mix in a 100 gallon rain barrel in the carport. In the spring when I replant the containers I put old soil mix in the bottom of the pots and top with new. This year I am trying to overwinter the plants in the rain barrel on top of the used soil and leaving it outside up against the back of the wood shed so that it will get snow cover. I then covered them with my heavy duty ATV loading ramps so the deer can't use it as a feeding barrel (2nd photo). Fingers crossed that I haven't just put them in a mass grave. I am hoping that it is finished raining for the fall as there is no drain in the tub and that we get some good snow cover before it gets brutally cold.

This message was edited Oct 25, 2019 2:36 PM