Dividing Heuchera
Christine
Having a good clearout of dead stuff and my Heuchera "Plum Pudding"
came away in my hand!! May have been slugs that chewed it off at
ground level. I have separated 5 or so sections which have some fine
new white roots on them, and temporarily plunged them in some soil to
stop them drying up (the rain started!!).
How deep should I plant them? Any other tips? I read that Heucheras
tend to push themselves out of the ground after a few years, so maybe
I shouldn't blame the slugs.
Christine (Roslin, nr Edinburgh)
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Pete The Gardener
"Christine" <chris...@Xsynapse.ndo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> My first proper day in the garden this spring!!
> Having a good clearout of dead stuff and my Heuchera "Plum Pudding"
> came away in my hand!! May have been slugs that chewed it off at
> ground level. I have separated 5 or so sections which have some fine
> new white roots on them, and temporarily plunged them in some soil to
> stop them drying up (the rain started!!).
> How deep should I plant them? Any other tips? I read that Heucheras
> tend to push themselves out of the ground after a few years, so maybe
> I shouldn't blame the slugs.
Some of mine did that the other year, I just scraped a hole and bunged them
back in. I reckon you should plant them so that just the tops are showing.
If you mulch them every year this is less of a problem.
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Andy Mabbett
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>Having a good clearout of dead stuff and my Heuchera "Plum Pudding"
>came away in my hand!! May have been slugs that chewed it off at
>ground level.
Are you sure it wasn't Vine Evils?
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