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Solomon's Seal
I decided our large clump of Solomon's Seal just had to go - don't find the
plant particularly attractive and (based on previous years) it will be covered in caterpillars in a few weeks time. When I started to dig them up I was amazed at the tuber/root system - it seems to go on for ever. It is very unlikely that I will get every bit out. Does this mean that they will grow again next year? Jeanne |
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Solomon's Seal
Jeanne Stockdale writes
I decided our large clump of Solomon's Seal just had to go - don't find the plant particularly attractive and (based on previous years) it will be covered in caterpillars in a few weeks time. Probably not caterpillars. SS is one of the plants that has its very own sawfly, with caterpillar-like grubs. -- Kay |
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Solomon's Seal
Jeanne Stockdale ) wrote
(uk.rec.gardening): When I started to dig them up I was amazed at the tuber/root system - it seems to go on for ever. It is very unlikely that I will get every bit out. Does this mean that they will grow again next year? I've just dug out two clumps of the stuff, and the heap I threw the roots onto is now host to at least one new plant. Some have grown from the periphery of where the dug-out clumps were, and so I think the answer to your question is yes. The leaves of mine also always got well and truly shredded by the specific grubs for them by the time we got to July. David -- David D Stretch: Stoke-on-Trent, UK. Either delete DELETE or REMOVE CAPITALS in the above email addresses to email me |
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Solomon's Seal
"David D Stretch" wrote in message . .. Jeanne Stockdale ) wrote (uk.rec.gardening): When I started to dig them up I was amazed at the tuber/root system - it seems to go on for ever. It is very unlikely that I will get every bit out. Does this mean that they will grow again next year? I've just dug out two clumps of the stuff, and the heap I threw the roots onto is now host to at least one new plant. Some have grown from the periphery of where the dug-out clumps were, and so I think the answer to your question is yes. The leaves of mine also always got well and truly shredded by the specific grubs for them by the time we got to July. Yes, I've seen a black sawfly with black wings paying particular interest to my Solomon's Seal over the last two weeks, so I'm keeping an eye on it so I can get the pesky blighters before they shred them. The grubs should be appearing soon, I reckon they start at the base and work their way up. Andy. Andy |
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Solomon's Seal
Hopefully they will grow again, even though their usefull life ( to us) is
short it is a wonderful plant. It is also host to a specific caterpillar. Thereby having at two uses in its short life aint nature wonderful regards Cineman " Jeanne Stockdale" wrote in message ... I decided our large clump of Solomon's Seal just had to go - don't find the plant particularly attractive and (based on previous years) it will be covered in caterpillars in a few weeks time. When I started to dig them up I was amazed at the tuber/root system - it seems to go on for ever. It is very unlikely that I will get every bit out. Does this mean that they will grow again next year? Jeanne |
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