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Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
I have a clump of Crocosmia which has been in the way when I access my
runner beans, and I propose to move the corms to a border in the front garden, for an easy colour splash next summer. The online info I found says "divide between March and May" so I'm too late for that. Should I lift the corms and store over winter, or just transplant them, and if so, when? Advice please? -- Gordon H |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
On Aug 23, 4:36*pm, Gordon H wrote:
I have a clump of Crocosmia which has been in the way when I access my runner beans, and I propose to move the corms to a border in the front garden, for an easy colour splash next summer. The online info I found says "divide between March and May" so I'm too late for that. * * Should I lift the corms and store over winter, or just transplant them, and if so, when? Advice please? -- Gordon H You can move them when you like, I move mine in Autumn as they rapidly increase. I now have them everywhere, so the neighbours are profiting. Mine are Crososmia Lucifer, big things. There is no need to store over winter, they are so hardy it would take more than weed killer to shift them. HTH. Judith |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
"Gordon H" wrote in message ... I have a clump of Crocosmia which has been in the way when I access my runner beans, and I propose to move the corms to a border in the front garden, for an easy colour splash next summer. The online info I found says "divide between March and May" so I'm too late for that. Should I lift the corms and store over winter, or just transplant them, and if so, when? Advice please? -- Gordon H On a light hearted note, if you manage to kill them please let me know how you did it |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
In message , "Robert (Plymouth)"
writes "Gordon H" wrote in message ... I have a clump of Crocosmia which has been in the way when I access my runner beans, and I propose to move the corms to a border in the front garden, for an easy colour splash next summer. The online info I found says "divide between March and May" so I'm too late for that. Should I lift the corms and store over winter, just transplant them, and if so, when? Advice please? -- Gordon H On a light hearted note, if you manage to kill them please let me know how you did it Ha Ha Ha! I can relate to that! BTW, is there an easy way of propagating Grape Hyacinths? ;-) -- Gordon H |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
In message , Chris Hogg
writes On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:36:12 +0100, Gordon H wrote: I have a clump of Crocosmia which has been in the way when I access my runner beans, and I propose to move the corms to a border in the front garden, for an easy colour splash next summer. The online info I found says "divide between March and May" so I'm too late for that. Should I lift the corms and store over winter, or just transplant them, and if so, when? Advice please? After the leaves have browned and died down, I can't see that it makes much difference when you move them. I suspect you'll find you've got more corms than you need when you come to dig them up, so perhaps back it both ways: plant some straight after lifting, some in spring. Depending where you are, I would cover the ones you plant straight away with a thick leafy mulch to protect them from frost. But you may be in a mild area where frosts are few and not penetrating, in which case I wouldn't bother with the mulch. We are talking about "Oop North", Manchester area, so I may decide to leave them until Spring. I know Crocosmia are a bit of a joke really, but I am becoming a lazy gardener in my old age, and keeping the borders clear of grass and weeds is becoming an effort. :-( -- Gordon H |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
In article , Gordon H writes: | In message , "Robert (Plymouth)" | writes | | I have a clump of Crocosmia which has been in the way when I access | my runner beans, and I propose to move the corms to a border in the | front garden, for an easy colour splash next summer. | | The online info I found says "divide between March and May" so I'm | too late for that. Should I lift the corms and store over winter, | just transplant them, and if so, when? Nuts. Now is fine. Dig them up and transplant them. You may lose a few, because they are prone to rot in wet autumns and winters, but typically not enough to matter. | On a light hearted note, if you manage to kill them please let me know | how you did it Keep the soil saturated :-( | Ha Ha Ha! I can relate to that! | BTW, is there an easy way of propagating Grape Hyacinths? | ;-) If you blink while passing a clump of grape hyacinths, a new one will grow. I thought that everyone knew that? Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:39:52 +0100, Gordon H
wrote: In message , Chris Hogg writes On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:36:12 +0100, Gordon H wrote: I have a clump of Crocosmia which has been in the way when I access my runner beans, and I propose to move the corms to a border in the front garden, for an easy colour splash next summer. The online info I found says "divide between March and May" so I'm too late for that. Should I lift the corms and store over winter, or just transplant them, and if so, when? Advice please? After the leaves have browned and died down, I can't see that it makes much difference when you move them. I suspect you'll find you've got more corms than you need when you come to dig them up, so perhaps back it both ways: plant some straight after lifting, some in spring. Depending where you are, I would cover the ones you plant straight away with a thick leafy mulch to protect them from frost. But you may be in a mild area where frosts are few and not penetrating, in which case I wouldn't bother with the mulch. We are talking about "Oop North", Manchester area, so I may decide to leave them until Spring. I know Crocosmia are a bit of a joke really, but I am becoming a lazy gardener in my old age, and keeping the borders clear of grass and weeds is becoming an effort. :-( Ah do it not and if they all die you can come and get some out of my garden. The unpredictable weather means spring is the new autumn. Butterfly eggs have appeared on my washing line this week. Aren't they a bit late? -- http://www.freedeliveryuk.co.uk http://www.holidayunder100.co.uk |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
Gordon H writes
know Crocosmia are a bit of a joke really, but I am becoming a lazy gardener in my old age, and keeping the borders clear of grass and weeds is becoming an effort. :-( They went through a period of deep unpopularity, but nowadays there are varieties with flowers (often larger than the original) in all shades from yellow through to rich red. They're well worth growing for colour at this time of year, when a lot of other thing have gone over. And the stems continue to be attractive even when the flowers are over. -- Kay |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
On Aug 24, 9:57*am, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:
In article ,Gordon H writes: | In message , "Robert (Plymouth)" | writes | | I have a clump of Crocosmia which has been in the way when I access | my *runner beans, and I propose to move the corms to a border in the | front *garden, for an easy colour splash next summer. | | The online info I found says "divide between March and May" so I'm | too *late for that. * * Should I lift the corms and store over winter, | just *transplant them, and if so, when? Nuts. *Now is fine. *Dig them up and transplant them. *You may lose a few, because they are prone to rot in wet autumns and winters, but typically not enough to matter. | On a light hearted note, if you manage to kill them please let me know | how you did it Keep the soil saturated :-( | Ha Ha Ha! * * I can relate to that! | BTW, is there an easy way of propagating Grape Hyacinths? | ;-) If you blink while passing a clump of grape hyacinths, a new one will grow. *I thought that everyone knew that? Regards, Nick Maclaren. LOL, so I have found, so I have stopped blinking when I walk past them :-) Judith |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
On Aug 24, 10:52*am, K wrote:
Gordon H writes know Crocosmia are a bit of a joke really, but I am becoming a lazy gardener in my old age, and keeping the borders clear of grass and weeds is becoming an effort. * *:-( They went through a period of deep unpopularity, but nowadays there are varieties with flowers (often larger than the original) in all shades from yellow through to rich red. They're well worth growing for colour at this time of year, when a lot of other thing have gone over. And the stems continue to be attractive even when the flowers are over. -- Kay They certainly are Kay, I have a huge splash of red in the garden with the C.Lucifer. I have divided them for neighbours, planted them in other areas, but still they multiply, saying that, I would not be without them, they are ginormous. Judith |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
On 24/8/08 10:52, in article , "K"
wrote: Gordon H writes know Crocosmia are a bit of a joke really, but I am becoming a lazy gardener in my old age, and keeping the borders clear of grass and weeds is becoming an effort. :-( They went through a period of deep unpopularity, but nowadays there are varieties with flowers (often larger than the original) in all shades from yellow through to rich red. They're well worth growing for colour at this time of year, when a lot of other thing have gone over. And the stems continue to be attractive even when the flowers are over. Ray's got a comparatively new one that's causing some commercial interest - they're making a bit of a comeback I think because of their fairly late-season value in the garden. The 'ordinary' Crocosmia masonorum has been overtaken by many different varieties, one of the most spectacular being the famous C. Lucifer. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
In message , AriesVal
writes On Sun, 24 Aug 2008 09:39:52 +0100, Gordon H wrote: I know Crocosmia are a bit of a joke really, but I am becoming a lazy gardener in my old age, and keeping the borders clear of grass and weeds is becoming an effort. :-( It's pretty tho and there are many varieties http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur...flickr.com/321 3/2598067772_ba0193bf5b.jpg%3Fv%3D0&imgrefurl=http://flickr.com/photos/l jrw/2598067772/&h=500&w=500&sz=288&hl=en&start=18&usg=__c-uj7SOFrk0SUqm4 rWhgs2xBJaE=&tbnid=yYcXjwdH0IwI0M:&tbnh=130&tbnw= 130&prev=/images%3Fq%3D Crocosmia%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1B3GGGL_en___GB256 Now THAT is a URL and an 'alf! My crocs are orange, and I don't know why I didn't think of cutting them for indoors before I trampled them to get to the beans. :-( -- Gordon H |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
In message , K
writes Gordon H writes know Crocosmia are a bit of a joke really, but I am becoming a lazy gardener in my old age, and keeping the borders clear of grass and weeds is becoming an effort. :-( They went through a period of deep unpopularity, but nowadays there are varieties with flowers (often larger than the original) in all shades from yellow through to rich red. They're well worth growing for colour at this time of year, when a lot of other thing have gone over. And the stems continue to be attractive even when the flowers are over. They are to be seen in many gardens on this estate, as can the now ubiquitous Pieris Forest Flame. I have a Pieris "Silver Flame" which I planted in memory of a friend who died, and it sprouts leaves in the colours of Liverpool, his favourite team, and then produces berries and turns silv (For some values of silvery). :) -- Gordon H |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
In message
, Judith in France writes On Aug 23, 4:36*pm, Gordon H wrote: I have a clump of Crocosmia [....] The online info I found says "divide between March and May" so I'm too late for that. * * Should I lift the corms and store over winter, or just transplant them, and if so, when? You can move them when you like, I move mine in Autumn as they rapidly increase. I now have them everywhere, so the neighbours are profiting. Mine are Crososmia Lucifer, big things. There is no need to store over winter, they are so hardy it would take more than weed killer to shift them. HTH. Judith I'll probably do that, autumn always seems the logical time to do this kind of thing. -- Gordon H |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
In message , Nick Maclaren
writes In article , Gordon H writes: [....] | BTW, is there an easy way of propagating Grape Hyacinths? | ;-) If you blink while passing a clump of grape hyacinths, a new one will grow. I thought that everyone knew that? Note the smiley! My wife's friend, an enthusiastic propagator of plants, gave us something in a pot, and it came with a few free nodules of G.H.'s. We had a hell of a job to get rid of them... -- Gordon H |
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In message , Anne Welsh Jackson
writes Gordon H wrote: I have a clump of Crocosmia Should I lift the corms and store over winter, or just transplant them, and if so, when? Anytime you want, basically. You can't kill crocosmia, heaven knows I've tried - and always the bloody stuff returns. Some of the corms must be over two foot deep - that's how deep we went last time we tried to annihilate the damned plant! Gulp! -- Gordon H |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
In message , AriesVal
writes Giant URL surgically removed. Now THAT is a URL and an 'alf! Compliments of 40tude Dialog 'insert wrap override character' :) My crocs are orange, and I don't know why I didn't think of cutting them for indoors before I trampled them to get to the beans. :-( Oh! All is not lost. Yesterday I h'entertained a lady to dinner, and whilst she was preparing the salad I sneaked into the garden and cut a decent bunch of Montbretia, which I placed in a vaze on the table. Right pretty they looked... -- Gordon H |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
On Aug 25, 10:35*am, Gordon H wrote:
In message , AriesVal writes Giant URL surgically removed. Now THAT is a URL and an 'alf! Compliments of 40tude Dialog 'insert wrap override character' :) My crocs are orange, and I don't know why I didn't think of cutting them for indoors before I trampled them to get to the beans. * * :-( Oh! All is not lost. * * Yesterday I h'entertained a lady to dinner, and whilst she was preparing the salad I sneaked into the garden and cut a decent bunch of Montbretia, which I placed in a vaze on the table. Right pretty they looked... -- Gordon H Didn't they drop their flowers everywhere? Mine are just going to seed now. I hope the lady was your beloved? :-) Judith |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
Gordon H writes
All is not lost. Yesterday I h'entertained a lady to dinner, and whilst she was preparing the salad That's an interesting value of 'entertained'! You entertained her to dinner and she prepared it ;-) -- Kay |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
On Aug 25, 11:28*am, K wrote:
Gordon H writes All is not lost. * * Yesterday I h'entertained a lady to dinner, and whilst she was preparing the salad That's an interesting value of 'entertained'! You entertained her to dinner and she prepared it ;-) -- Kay I knew you would spot that, eagle eye Kay!! Judith |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
Judith in France wrote:
On Aug 24, 10:52 am, K wrote: Gordon H writes know Crocosmia are a bit of a joke really, but I am becoming a lazy gardener in my old age, and keeping the borders clear of grass and weeds is becoming an effort. :-( They went through a period of deep unpopularity, but nowadays there are varieties with flowers (often larger than the original) in all shades from yellow through to rich red. They're well worth growing for colour at this time of year, when a lot of other thing have gone over. And the stems continue to be attractive even when the flowers are over. -- Kay They certainly are Kay, I have a huge splash of red in the garden with the C.Lucifer. I have divided them for neighbours, planted them in other areas, but still they multiply, saying that, I would not be without them, they are ginormous. Judith Any chance of some corms when you come over next? :) -- Pete C London UK |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
In message , K
writes Gordon H writes All is not lost. Yesterday I h'entertained a lady to dinner, and whilst she was preparing the salad That's an interesting value of 'entertained'! You entertained her to dinner and she prepared it ;-) No. She volunteered to bring along a side salad to accompany the pasta bake which I cooked. Dammit! I even washed up! -- Gordon H |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
Gordon H writes
In message , K writes Gordon H writes All is not lost. Yesterday I h'entertained a lady to dinner, and whilst she was preparing the salad That's an interesting value of 'entertained'! You entertained her to dinner and she prepared it ;-) No. She volunteered to bring along a side salad to accompany the pasta bake which I cooked. Dammit! I even washed up! "Even"? Washing up is the least of the requirements if you entertain ;-p -- Kay |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
On Aug 25, 5:06*pm, K wrote:
Gordon H writes In message , K writes Gordon H writes All is not lost. * * Yesterday I h'entertained a lady to dinner, and whilst she was preparing the salad That's an interesting value of 'entertained'! You entertained her to dinner and she prepared it ;-) No. * *She volunteered to bring along a side salad to accompany the pasta bake which I cooked. Dammit! * * I even washed up! "Even"? Washing up is the least of the requirements if you entertain ;-p -- Kay LOL |
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On Aug 25, 1:27*pm, "Pete C" wrote:
Judith in France wrote: On Aug 24, 10:52 am, K wrote: Gordon H writes know Crocosmia are a bit of a joke really, but I am becoming a lazy gardener in my old age, and keeping the borders clear of grass and weeds is becoming an effort. :-( They went through a period of deep unpopularity, but nowadays there are varieties with flowers (often larger than the original) in all shades from yellow through to rich red. They're well worth growing for colour at this time of year, when a lot of other thing have gone over. And the stems continue to be attractive even when the flowers are over. -- Kay They certainly are Kay, I have a huge splash of red in the garden with the C.Lucifer. *I have divided them for neighbours, planted them in other areas, but still they multiply, saying that, I would not be without them, they are ginormous. Judith Any chance of some corms when you come over next? :) -- Pete C London UK- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Absolutely Pete, you gave me my beloved Bluebells, so it's corms for you. I will be back erly September, we can arrange on how to get them to you. Judith |
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On 25/8/08 11:49, in article
, "Judith in France" wrote: On Aug 25, 11:28*am, K wrote: Gordon H writes All is not lost. * * Yesterday I h'entertained a lady to dinner, and whilst she was preparing the salad That's an interesting value of 'entertained'! You entertained her to dinner and she prepared it ;-) -- Kay I knew you would spot that, eagle eye Kay!! Judith I'm afraid that 'helpless' male' thing caught my eye, too. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
Judith in France wrote:
snippy Any chance of some corms when you come over next? :) -- Pete C London UK- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Absolutely Pete, you gave me my beloved Bluebells, so it's corms for you. I will be back erly September, we can arrange on how to get them to you. Judith Look forward to it ;) -- Pete C London UK |
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On 25/8/08 20:26, in article ,
"AriesVal" wrote: On Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:15:13 +0100, Sacha wrote: The seed heads are beautiful and I use them in a mixed vase of autumnal flowers. Don't just cut them down and chuck them - think of Harvest Festival etc! I always think Harvest Festival is too late for me - most of my crops have gone over by then :( You can keep and dry off Hydrangea heads if you pick them on a dry day - first you have to find the dry day! You can take the leaves off the Crocosmia and use the seed heads and Tricyrtis seem to be doing their thing when we get to that point round here. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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In message , Sacha
writes I'm afraid that 'helpless' male' thing caught my eye, too. ;-) Helpless my a***! This male does everything for himself! I make a rule that at my house she does nothing in the kitchen, but on this occasion she suggested bringing a salad. Likewise when I go to her house she does it all, but I cook for us much more often than she does... I'm rather more organised, and have more room here. 8-p -- Gordon H |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
On 25/8/08 23:40, in article , "Gordon H"
wrote: In message , Sacha writes I'm afraid that 'helpless' male' thing caught my eye, too. ;-) Helpless my a***! This male does everything for himself! I make a rule that at my house she does nothing in the kitchen, but on this occasion she suggested bringing a salad. Likewise when I go to her house she does it all, but I cook for us much more often than she does... I'm rather more organised, and have more room here. 8-p Whoops! There's a raw nerve ending showing...... ;-) I'm sure you make a lovely quiche, Gordon! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
"K" wrote in message ... Gordon H writes know Crocosmia are a bit of a joke really, but I am becoming a lazy gardener in my old age, and keeping the borders clear of grass and weeds is becoming an effort. :-( They went through a period of deep unpopularity, but nowadays there are varieties with flowers (often larger than the original) in all shades from yellow through to rich red. They're well worth growing for colour at this time of year, when a lot of other thing have gone over. And the stems continue to be attractive even when the flowers are over. -- Kay I bought a lovely yellow one this weekend, I was looking for Lucifer, but they had sold out... I love them! |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
Gordon H wrote:
In message , Judith in France writes On Aug 23, 4:36 pm, Gordon H wrote: I have a clump of Crocosmia [....] The online info I found says "divide between March and May" so I'm too late for that. Should I lift the corms and store over winter, or just transplant them, and if so, when? You can move them when you like, I move mine in Autumn as they rapidly increase. I now have them everywhere, so the neighbours are profiting. Mine are Crososmia Lucifer, big things. There is no need to store over winter, they are so hardy it would take more than weed killer to shift them. HTH. Judith I'll probably do that, autumn always seems the logical time to do this kind of thing. You could do what I do, pull up the dead ones that have flowered. Just grab a handful of leaves and pull. A good many of the plants will come out of the ground in clumps, corms attached. Do this through the whole clump. It will leave sufficient corms in the ground for next year, but severely and suitably reduced. I have several varieties and love them all, each one has a place in my scheme of things. It works for me. Each year when they have finished flowering and when the leaves start to go brown just pull. I think you will find that they will come out quite easily, especially if the ground is damp. Make sure there is nothing else growing near that you might remove by mistake. Failing that, just dig them up. There will always be corms left, there always is. g Bobbie. (who gardens by ear) |
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In message , Sacha
writes I'm sure you make a lovely quiche, Gordon! I don't even EAT keesh! -- Gordon H |
Dividing / Relocating Crocosmia.
On Aug 26, 9:34*am, "Sheila" wrote:
"K" wrote in message ... Gordon H writes know Crocosmia are a bit of a joke really, but I am becoming a lazy gardener in my old age, and keeping the borders clear of grass and weeds is becoming an effort. * *:-( They went through a period of deep unpopularity, but nowadays there are varieties with flowers (often larger than the original) in all shades from yellow through to rich red. They're well worth growing for colour at this time of year, when a lot of other thing have gone over. And the stems continue to be attractive even when the flowers are over. -- Kay I bought a lovely yellow one this weekend, I was looking for Lucifer, but they had sold out... I love them! Shiela, send me your address privately and I will send you some. I will be in London in about 10 days, so I can post them from there or here or whatever. Judith Judith |
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In article , AriesVal
writes That remind me. I used to grow several varieties of 'Everlasting' flowers. But haven't for some years - silly me, as they are lovely even when dried. Oh I love statice they never fade and helychrisum though the stems are a bit short. I have been known to spray them with some flowery scent and that's nicer than having pot pourri! I like those cards which have pressed flowers under plastic on the front but have never made any that look really perfect. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In article , Sheila
writes I bought a lovely yellow one this weekend, I was looking for Lucifer, but they had sold out... I love them! If you want some Lucifer I'll divide mine in the autumn if you like and send you some. Janet -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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In message , Bobbie
writes Gordon H wrote: In message , Judith in France writes On Aug 23, 4:36 pm, Gordon H wrote: I have a clump of Crocosmia [....] You could do what I do, pull up the dead ones that have flowered. Just grab a handful of leaves and pull. A good many of the plants will come out of the ground in clumps, corms attached. Do this through the whole clump. It will leave sufficient corms in the ground for next year, but severely and suitably reduced. I have several varieties and love them all, each one has a place in my scheme of things. It works for me. Each when they have finished flowering and when the leaves start to go brown just pull. I think you will find that they will come out quite easily, especially if the ground is damp. Make sure there is nothing else growing near that you might remove by mistake. Failing that, just dig them up. There will always be corms left, there always is. g Bobbie. (who gardens by ear) Really? I suppose it saves you hands for . . . other things . . . ;-) I have read all the comments, and I've started digging over the grass and weed-ridden border... Sorry for slow response, I am avoiding sitting at the PC too much these days. -- Gordon H |
Poor old crocosmia................ they are so misunderstood!!!!!
They don't all grow the same as that Orange thug that people hate........ There are infact some VERY VERY beautiful varieties, if anyone is interested i will post some pics!! Mark |
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