I was wondering how hard it is to dig the brugs up after they are planted outside for the summer? I live in zone 5 and will have to dig them up for winter. Just wondering if it is really worth it to plant them directly in the ground.
Planting Brugs outside
Lorie, did the versicolor peach turn out okay?
Lorie,
You don't have to dig them up, just take cuttings for each of them, root and hold over for spring planting. No problem at all to do it this way. You can also grow them in pots. Others will have advice, I'm sure, on how to grow in the ground and still be able to dig more easily than I have done in the past. I'm putting most of mine in the ground this year and won't dig any of them up for winter. Too much trouble for me.
Arlene,
The versicolor peach have taken off nicely. I think I am up to 9 cuttings in various colors. I can't wait til spring to set them out. Maybe it's the cabin fever that has me thinking ahead to spring. :) Thanks for asking.
Lorie..you can plant them in the ground in the sun, and out of the prevailing winds in your area and dig before the first frost in the fall, just cut them back to a manageble size and put a spade down around the root ball the size of the pot you are going to store them in and dig up and put into the container..water sparingly for abourt a week..I then store them fairly dark and cool in the basement..water once a week and wait till spring to start all over again..or do as Brugie said..my method you get a really large plant quicker and more flowers real quickly.
Thank you for alll your helpful information. Which brings me to my next question~ do the plants seem to flower better in the ground or in pots, or doesn't it matter. I have read that water and fertilizer are the keys.
I have been told that if you keep them very well watered, they won't put their roots as far into the ground seeking water and therefore they'll be easier to lift in the fall.
i'd put a super lot of organic stuff in also. mine get lateral roots right under the surface that go on and on and on.....at least 6 feet, some more. i'm thinking a good hole might discourage that...course when you get a couple of feet away from the plant they aren't as hard to break through, and your season is much shorter up there.
Lorie ,they definately bloom better in the ground 200 flowers as opposed to a few in a pot. :-)
I agree, I had a CG that got taller than my house and would have 50 or more blooms at a time. It did this in one season, coming back from the winter before which froze it completely to the ground.
Useing an over abundance of agrosoke encourages a weak root system and if the ground is tilled around the plant first...one can expect a very small root system and a plant that can easily be lifted out of the ground without any digging...root ball and all. Using an over abundance of agroasoke makes the roots stay very fibrous and very compact. Plants send out roots in search of water.....Taller plants, faster growing and very easy to pullup and bring inside for the winter. Don't till though or don't add enough agrosoak or even peat for that matter and you might have to use a shovel to lift them up and break the roots. If you do it right you won't need a shovel and you will have plants much taller than you in a single summer.
I'm putting mine in my leachfield this summer....I want 10 foot brugs!!!!
For those in the boonies...planting them over a septic tank works wonders I hear. Ahh, where are those vermin when you need some added nutrients. Tossing fish entrails from the pier might be a good idea as well. Don't know if my wife would stand going for 2 hours in the car with that smell though...of course think of all the pretty flowers...we could really load up at the piers at the beach as so many clean their fishes on the spot so to speak....maybe I could come up with a story to explain away the smell of a few lbs of fish guts in the back of the car....tilling them into the soil as soon as we got home....
everyone should plant on their drainfield, so glad i started doing that. the right plants grow like crazy, use up the junk, wish i had more..wonder if they could set 2 drainfields off one septic tank, would save me fertilizer, peat, and water money in the long run.
You might be a redneck gardener if...
ROFLOL!!!
Brugman, lol....no ifs i guess.....dermatologist told me if i use Retin-A every day for two years, it might not be quite as red....
Eric, I used to use the fish remains in my garden and they do make a difference until your dog or neighbors dog gets a sniff of what is planted under those great looking plants. Have to say I've lost some things due to the dogs digging for the fish remains and it isn't pretty and definitely does not smell good after they have been decaying for a while. Even a foot and a half deep, the dogs could find the stuff. I QUIT!! No more fish in my garden. By the way, the dogs will dig out bone meal too. Lost a whole crop of melons one year due to that.
Yes, had the same problem with foxes. Grandpa and I would sit out with a shot gun though to scare em away from the plnats though.