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Posted by julescap z6 NE (My Page) on Fri, Oct 10, 08 at 15:06
| So many nurseries etc are having great sales this time of year...but it's not so great if they don't last thru the winter.What do others do to take advantage of fall deals? |
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RE: grasses on sale but can I plant now??
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| Cool season grasses can be planted now. Most perennials fully hardy to your zone can be planted as long as the soil is still workable (not frozen, not waterlogged), although it's a good idea to mulch well if you experience freeze/thaw cycles. Even in my very mild climate, it is not recommended to plant warm season grasses too late in the fall - the roots go dormant and they stop growth so you run a much greater risk of failure through the winter. However, you will find reports on this forum of folks who have done so and with success - conditions vary and plants don't read books :-) |
RE: grasses on sale but can I plant now??
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| Gardengal is correct. I have done the warm season grasses in the fall from sales, but you are taking a risk. Try planting them in a protected spot, water well, mulch very heavily, watch for frost heave, and cross your fingers. You can get some great deals, if you can get them through the first winter. I grabbed a bunch of miscanthus this fall as well as heavy metal switchgrasses. I put the miscanthuses next to the house for added protection and warmth. Bill |
RE: grasses on sale but can I plant now??
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| I purchased about 11 pots of Panicum virgatum cultivars, 3 pots of Sporobolis heterolepis, 3 pots of Miscanthus purpurascens, all warm season grasses, and a few others last November at a local nursery. They were having a fabulous sale over Veterans day weekend, all perennials and grasses $5 and $3! These were 1 - 2 gallon pots normally selling for 9.99-26.99. For the warm season grasses, I sunk them pot and all, into the ground in the veggie garden. They overwintered JUST fine. We did have persistent snow cover from Dec 1 - Mar 1 last winter, so this provided excellent protection for all the plants I overwintered in pots, in the ground and the pot ghetto. |
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