To Mulch or Not to Mulch
I have a nice bed of about 2 dozen foxglove. Should I plan to mulch them
after it freezes or leave them exposed? Ron H. in West Central Wisconsin ----------------- www.Newsgroup-Binaries.com - *Completion*Retention*Speed* Access your favorite newsgroups from home or on the road ----------------- |
To Mulch or Not to Mulch
"Ron H" wrote in message
... I have a nice bed of about 2 dozen foxglove. Should I plan to mulch them after it freezes or leave them exposed? Ron H. in West Central Wisconsin I cast 11 votes for mulch. Don't ask how I came up with 11. :-) But, wait until the ground freezes. |
To Mulch or Not to Mulch
On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 01:22:52 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote: "Ron H" wrote in message ... I have a nice bed of about 2 dozen foxglove. Should I plan to mulch them after it freezes or leave them exposed? Ron H. in West Central Wisconsin I cast 11 votes for mulch. Don't ask how I came up with 11. :-) But, wait until the ground freezes. WHY??? Persephone (where the ground never freezes) |
To Mulch or Not to Mulch
Persephone wrote in message
... On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 01:22:52 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom" wrote: "Ron H" wrote in message ... I have a nice bed of about 2 dozen foxglove. Should I plan to mulch them after it freezes or leave them exposed? Ron H. in West Central Wisconsin I cast 11 votes for mulch. Don't ask how I came up with 11. :-) But, wait until the ground freezes. WHY??? Persephone (where the ground never freezes) Where the ground DOES freeze, mulch can keep it from freezing quickly and completely. That can cause expansion & contraction around plant roots, also known as heaving. Not good for the plants. Once the ground freezes, you want it to stay frozen until spring, rather than freeze, thaw, freeze, thaw. |
To Mulch or Not to Mulch
Foxglove is a biennial plant and will flower on this years growth.
The plant flowers, throws seed, it germinates and those plantlets stay over winter in the soil and bloom in spring. The plant which bloomed this year will be dead. With that in mind, check around for any germinated seeds on the soil and after the soil freezes, put down some mulch, but lighty. On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:46:28 -0500, "Ron H" wrote: I have a nice bed of about 2 dozen foxglove. Should I plan to mulch them after it freezes or leave them exposed? Ron H. in West Central Wisconsin ----------------- www.Newsgroup-Binaries.com - *Completion*Retention*Speed* Access your favorite newsgroups from home or on the road ----------------- |
To Mulch or Not to Mulch
Well, the bed is almost entirely NEW plants that I hope will bloom next
year. They were started from seed this spring. I am guessing that I need to much ( as you say LIGHTLY" and get the mulch off early in the spring! Right? Ron H. "Jangchub" wrote in message ... Foxglove is a biennial plant and will flower on this years growth. The plant flowers, throws seed, it germinates and those plantlets stay over winter in the soil and bloom in spring. The plant which bloomed this year will be dead. With that in mind, check around for any germinated seeds on the soil and after the soil freezes, put down some mulch, but lighty. On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:46:28 -0500, "Ron H" wrote: I have a nice bed of about 2 dozen foxglove. Should I plan to mulch them after it freezes or leave them exposed? Ron H. in West Central Wisconsin ----------------- www.Newsgroup-Binaries.com - *Completion*Retention*Speed* Access your favorite newsgroups from home or on the road ----------------- ----------------- www.Newsgroup-Binaries.com - *Completion*Retention*Speed* Access your favorite newsgroups from home or on the road ----------------- |
To Mulch or Not to Mulch
No, I would leave the mulch in place in spring and put down more as
you can determine the plants you want to keep and those which are weeds. Over the season, the mulch will break down and the seeds will drop again on a thin layer of mulch and germinate, flowering the following year...that's the cycle. On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 14:42:58 -0500, "Ron H" wrote: Well, the bed is almost entirely NEW plants that I hope will bloom next year. They were started from seed this spring. I am guessing that I need to much ( as you say LIGHTLY" and get the mulch off early in the spring! Right? Ron H. "Jangchub" wrote in message .. . Foxglove is a biennial plant and will flower on this years growth. The plant flowers, throws seed, it germinates and those plantlets stay over winter in the soil and bloom in spring. The plant which bloomed this year will be dead. With that in mind, check around for any germinated seeds on the soil and after the soil freezes, put down some mulch, but lighty. On Sat, 12 Aug 2006 19:46:28 -0500, "Ron H" wrote: I have a nice bed of about 2 dozen foxglove. Should I plan to mulch them after it freezes or leave them exposed? Ron H. in West Central Wisconsin ----------------- www.Newsgroup-Binaries.com - *Completion*Retention*Speed* Access your favorite newsgroups from home or on the road ----------------- ----------------- www.Newsgroup-Binaries.com - *Completion*Retention*Speed* Access your favorite newsgroups from home or on the road ----------------- |
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