True. Or she could put them in peat pots right away and just plant the pot.

IMHO a lot depends on the health of the plants at this point in the summer, how
depleted they from blooming, and how well the plants are adapted to the zone.
As well as where she lives, of course. Different areas within the same zone
have differing amounts of snow cover, and that makes a great deal of difference
in perennial survival.

I've read before about planting perennials in the fall. The article supported
the practise mostly because the author believed that doing so allowed the plant
to regenerate its root structure over the course of the winter. (Plus
everything is on sale.) Of course, everything I've read elsewhere indicates
differently, and in practise have planted in the spring.
Incurable top poster,
Dora

Layne

She probably could put something over the bed (plastic sheeting) to
prolong the season a bit and give the plants some more time to
establish themselves.

Layne

On 02 Aug 2004 15:01:16 GMT, ospam (Bungadora)
wrote:

I suspect from your service provider that you are in Canada, and many of the
people I know with that ISP are in western Canada. The issue in
transplanting
in late summer might not be heat stress so much, but rather whether or not
the
plant will have time to re-establish a root system and store up any
resources
before it goes to sleep in the fall. We only have until
mid-September/October
until the big freeze (only 2 months left, yeeks!), with frost likely any
time
after late August, possibly earlier. Your survival rate over the winter
might
not be so good because you are really stressing them moving this late in the
season. However, you have nothing to lose. Watch the weather forecast. Just
pick the coolest day you can and move them asap. Water well. Put a good
mulch
down in the fall.
Dora (not D'oro)

FayeC"


I can actally move them straight to thier final home as we will have 2
weeks
to move out of here.
So I will have time to create a new bed for them at the new house and only
dig them up when everything is ready for them to be planted there.

Thanks,

FayeC

"William Wagner" wrote in message
...

I'd just add that if you have a place to plant your plants or at least
hill them in as soon as possible it is a good thing. Lose is related
to time spent in unfavorable environment. I like the idea of doing
transplant on a small scale which may not be possible.

Also this is a good time to wonder if some of your mistakes should
make the move.

Good Luck!

William(Bill)

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