Primrose
 

I have some primrose in small bed at the front of the house. Now that
they have finished flowering is it ok to dig them up and either pot them
up to replant later, or plant them somewhere else until needed for
planting elsewhere ?
--
Bill P.
Shildon
Cradle of the Railways
South/West Durham Land of the Prince Bishops.

Primrose
 

On Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:30:17 +0100, Bill P wrote:

I have some primrose in small bed at the front of the house. Now that
they have finished flowering is it ok to dig them up and either pot them
up to replant later, or plant them somewhere else until needed for
planting elsewhere ?


If they are old enough it should'nt harm them at all.

Primrose
 

On 06/06/2014 09:50, Judith in England wrote:
On Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:30:17 +0100, Bill P wrote:

I have some primrose in small bed at the front of the house. Now that
they have finished flowering is it ok to dig them up and either pot them
up to replant later, or plant them somewhere else until needed for
planting elsewhere ?


If they are old enough it should'nt harm them at all.

In my youth in the 60's I worked for the local parks dept, at this time
of year we would lift the polyanthus and divide them, then replant then
in a shaded bed out of sight of the public, so that they could grow on
ready to be lifted again in the autumn and planted in the winter bedding
schemes.

Primrose
 

On 06/06/2014 10:00, David Hill wrote:
On 06/06/2014 09:50, Judith in England wrote:
On Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:30:17 +0100, Bill P wrote:

I have some primrose in small bed at the front of the house. Now that
they have finished flowering is it ok to dig them up and either pot them
up to replant later, or plant them somewhere else until needed for
planting elsewhere ?


If they are old enough it should'nt harm them at all.

In my youth in the 60's I worked for the local parks dept, at this time
of year we would lift the polyanthus and divide them, then replant then
in a shaded bed out of sight of the public, so that they could grow on
ready to be lifted again in the autumn and planted in the winter bedding
schemes.

Thanks David that is spot on.

--
Bill P.
Shildon
Cradle of the Railways
South/West Durham Land of the Prince Bishops.

Primrose
 

On 06/06/2014 09:50, Judith in England wrote:
On Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:30:17 +0100, Bill P wrote:

I have some primrose in small bed at the front of the house. Now that
they have finished flowering is it ok to dig them up and either pot them
up to replant later, or plant them somewhere else until needed for
planting elsewhere ?


If they are old enough it should'nt harm them at all.

Thank you Judith. They were bought a s plants last year.

--
Bill P.
Shildon
Cradle of the Railways
South/West Durham Land of the Prince Bishops.

Primrose
 

On 06/06/2014 09:30, Bill P wrote:
I have some primrose in small bed at the front of the house. Now that
they have finished flowering is it ok to dig them up and either pot them
up to replant later, or plant them somewhere else until needed for
planting elsewhere ?



Perfectly okay, but plant in shade if you can and keep them
well-watered. It is worth knowing that primulas in general grow in
cycles: root growth first, then top growth ... root growth, top growth.
I mention this because your primroses may collapse when first planted,
simply because they're growing below ground to start with.

--
Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay

Primrose
 

On 06/06/2014 12:26, Spider wrote:
On 06/06/2014 09:30, Bill P wrote:
I have some primrose in small bed at the front of the house. Now that
they have finished flowering is it ok to dig them up and either pot them
up to replant later, or plant them somewhere else until needed for
planting elsewhere ?



Perfectly okay, but plant in shade if you can and keep them
well-watered. It is worth knowing that primulas in general grow in
cycles: root growth first, then top growth ... root growth, top growth.
I mention this because your primroses may collapse when first planted,
simply because they're growing below ground to start with.

Thanks Spider, I have just the spot for them only trouble is it is
raining again. We get a sunny hot day followed two three days of rain.

--
Bill P.
Shildon
Cradle of the Railways
South/West Durham Land of the Prince Bishops.

Primrose
 

On 07/06/2014 12:24, Bill P wrote:
On 06/06/2014 12:26, Spider wrote:
On 06/06/2014 09:30, Bill P wrote:
I have some primrose in small bed at the front of the house. Now that
they have finished flowering is it ok to dig them up and either pot them
up to replant later, or plant them somewhere else until needed for
planting elsewhere ?



Perfectly okay, but plant in shade if you can and keep them
well-watered. It is worth knowing that primulas in general grow in
cycles: root growth first, then top growth ... root growth, top growth.
I mention this because your primroses may collapse when first planted,
simply because they're growing below ground to start with.

Thanks Spider, I have just the spot for them only trouble is it is
raining again. We get a sunny hot day followed two three days of rain.

Ideal for transplanting.