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daisylovn (Tracey) Mobile, AL(Zone 8b) Nov 16, 2009

My local "Botanical Gardens" told me that my address is located in USDA Zone 9a. - I originally thought it was 8a so I recently updated it to show 8b... Just because if I am 9a it makes sense to me to err on the side of caution. Better to be too low than too high where hardiness is concerned.. JMHO.

We are still in the 70-80 degree F range during the day and anywhere from 45-55 degrees F at night. Our ground does not freeze until about February and then we are warming back up to springlike temps in March.

I want to know if I plant some hardy perrenials (with good roots systems) in the ground now if they will continue to root in the ground while it is still warm and be able to survive the winter.

Probably a ridiculous question...but I have learned if you don't ask, you won't know.

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Metrosideros Keaau, HI Nov 16, 2009

Northern Alabama is listed in Zone 7 and southern Alabama in Zone 8.

Isn't it the rule for hardy perrenials, that they can survive cold winters.

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daisylovn (Tracey) Mobile, AL(Zone 8b) Nov 16, 2009

I think if they are in the ground and established by the time winter/freeze arrives, then they are pretty safe..

I'm actually trying to figure out if replanting them into the ground in a spot where they would not be 'established' for a long period of time prior to the freeze will have an ill effect on them. If they have not been there for several months (say the previous spring) then the roots might be in the ground but that might not mean that have taken a good hold and made themselves comfy in their new home.

Does that make any more sense than my original post? ; )

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Metrosideros Keaau, HI Nov 16, 2009

Maybe try it and find out?

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daisylovn (Tracey) Mobile, AL(Zone 8b) Nov 16, 2009

That is seeming like the only way to find out. : ) I'll just have to decide which of them I am willing to sacrifice to experimentation.

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Nov 17, 2009

One of the articles last week was about this being the time to move plants....called Get Moving

http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/

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ecrane3 Dublin, CA(Zone 9a) Nov 17, 2009

My rule of thumb on planting this time of year is if something is decent size and is reliably hardy in my zone, I will plant it now. If it's borderline on hardiness or if it's still a tiny seedling, then I will keep it in the greenhouse for the winter and plant it in the spring instead. In climates with hot summers, fall planting is great if you can do it, that way the plants have more time to get themselves established before the heat of summer sets in.

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daisylovn (Tracey) Mobile, AL(Zone 8b) Nov 17, 2009

ecrane,

That is the info I was looking for. Thank you!

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