Comments on: in and around the garden with me, again http://awaytogarden.com/in-and-around-the-garden-with-me-again Organic gardening inspiration from Margaret Roach Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:28:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/in-and-around-the-garden-with-me-again/comment-page-1#comment-10506 Margaret Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:21:10 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5464#comment-10506 Welcome, Sue Lee. After the flowers bloom, you cut off the spent blossoms, or even the blossoms and the flower stalk they were on if you prefer. But you leave the other stems and foliage to do the job of feeding and fattening up the roots below for next year's show of flowers. So it is best to let the plant grow all season long with the leaves on, until frost or at least near frost, then clean it up (cut off at ground level). I let mine blacken in frost, then clean them up. Hope to see you here again soon. Welcome, Sue Lee. After the flowers bloom, you cut off the spent blossoms, or even the blossoms and the flower stalk they were on if you prefer. But you leave the other stems and foliage to do the job of feeding and fattening up the roots below for next year’s show of flowers. So it is best to let the plant grow all season long with the leaves on, until frost or at least near frost, then clean it up (cut off at ground level). I let mine blacken in frost, then clean them up. Hope to see you here again soon.

]]> By: Sue Lee http://awaytogarden.com/in-and-around-the-garden-with-me-again/comment-page-1#comment-10505 Sue Lee Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:40:14 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5464#comment-10505 ~I found your site via Coal Creek Farm! Love the plantings you recommended for April, and love your website ~ I have a question; after peonies bloom and die :( what do you do with the plant? Can it be cut back now or do you wait until Fall? ~I found your site via Coal Creek Farm! Love the plantings you recommended for April, and love your website ~

I have a question; after peonies bloom and die :( what do you do with the plant? Can it be cut back now or do you wait until Fall?

]]> By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/in-and-around-the-garden-with-me-again/comment-page-1#comment-10016 Margaret Fri, 03 Jul 2009 01:29:33 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=5464#comment-10016 @Mimi: I do not deadhead; it's like 10 feet high or more, and twice as wide, so beyond the possibility, really. It does fine without; with smaller ones, I used to, while they were getting established. Thanks for the kind words. See you soon, I hope. @Mimi: I do not deadhead; it’s like 10 feet high or more, and twice as wide, so beyond the possibility, really. It does fine without; with smaller ones, I used to, while they were getting established. Thanks for the kind words. See you soon, I hope.

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