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when to best prune hyssop
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I just used the hedge trimmer to cut dead flowers and long stalks off of a well established hyssop, and to give it a better shape. It's still blooming a little bit. But does anyone know when's the right time to cut it back hard? -E -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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when to best prune hyssop
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Emery Davis wrote: I just used the hedge trimmer to cut dead flowers and long stalks off of a well established hyssop, and to give it a better shape. It's still blooming a little bit. But does anyone know when's the right time to cut it back hard? That's a big one! Any time from now until spring. I can't keep any of those Mediterranean woody labiates going very long, because they all die from root-rot. It's generally a good idea to renew them regularly, and layering works well. But whether 'not very long' is 5 years or 50 is entirely dependent on the conditions. I should do better, with well-drained soil, but I don't - and I am pretty sure that it's some unidentified fungus. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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when to best prune hyssop
On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:19:00 +0100, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article , Emery Davis wrote: I just used the hedge trimmer to cut dead flowers and long stalks off of a well established hyssop, and to give it a better shape. It's still blooming a little bit. But does anyone know when's the right time to cut it back hard? That's a big one! Any time from now until spring. Great, thanks! I can't keep any of those Mediterranean woody labiates going very long, because they all die from root-rot. It's generally a good idea to renew them regularly, and layering works well. But whether 'not very long' is 5 years or 50 is entirely dependent on the conditions. I should do better, with well-drained soil, but I don't - and I am pretty sure that it's some unidentified fungus. I don't doubt it. I've tried hyssop many times in the ground, even in very dry and well drained soil with just the results you describe. But this one is in a "wall", sort of a low stone barrier that's hollow in the middle, and it dries out in about 5 minutes. Mostly I have sedums, mexican fleabane, thymes growing in it. The hyssop loves it, but I do have to water in high summer (well except for this year). cheers, -E -- Gardening in Lower Normandy |
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when to best prune hyssop
"Nick Maclaren" wrote
Emery Davis wrote: I just used the hedge trimmer to cut dead flowers and long stalks off of a well established hyssop, and to give it a better shape. It's still blooming a little bit. But does anyone know when's the right time to cut it back hard? That's a big one! Any time from now until spring. I can't keep any of those Mediterranean woody labiates going very long, because they all die from root-rot. It's generally a good idea to renew them regularly, and layering works well. But whether 'not very long' is 5 years or 50 is entirely dependent on the conditions. I should do better, with well-drained soil, but I don't - and I am pretty sure that it's some unidentified fungus. It's funny you should mention that but we can't seem to get Sage to grow on our allotment. Grows for a year or so, even flowers well, and then just dies back, does not seem to make any difference if it's in a pot or in the ground. Yet 3 allotments along they have three large plants which have been there for years. I'll have to ask for some cuttings and try them. -- Regards. Bob Hobden. Posted to this Newsgroup from the W of London, UK |
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when to best prune hyssop
On Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:00:32 +0000, Emery Davis wrote:
Hi, I just used the hedge trimmer to cut dead flowers and long stalks off of a well established hyssop, and to give it a better shape. It's still blooming a little bit. But does anyone know when's the right time to cut it back hard? -E Whenever you have sinned and feel in need of repentance, I would have thought. |
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