Tropicals & Tender Perennials: she's about to .....#2, 1 by AuntB

AuntB wrote:
That was the only one I've planted directly in the ground... It did not return from the roots I protected over winter here in Zone 5. I've drilled big holes in nursery pots and sunk them in the ground that way as well. Then you can dig the pot up in fall and store in a frost free area. I'm not sure about your zone, Audrey, maybe MaVieRose knows, she's in zone 8. Here's a pic of Peach Versi, yr#1, see the top of the pot, (drilled several 3 in holes around the pot-can't see that) with egg shells broken to keep slugs away...