Re: NOVICE NEEDS HELP - Fall Planting of Perennials

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: : I just moved into a house where 7 years ago there was a great perennial garden.  The subsequent owners had let it go and it was completly overrun, therefore a complete reconstruction was required.  I took the summer and double dug the garden to 18", put in organics (4" layer of peatmoss)and fertilized.  It is now the beginning of September.  Is it a good time to plant from containers or should I plant bulbs in the late fall and call it a season until next spring?  The books are unspecific, the garden center wants to move their plants, what do you think?


: Hi Karen,
: Wow, you've done a lot of work! Yes, you can plant from containers now and plant your bulbs as well.  Fall is a great time to plant as there is less heat stress, often more water and less pests.

: I would like to recommend that you use compost from now on instead of peat moss. You can use compost to topdress if you like instead of mulch or in addition to the mulch at this point.  Just put on about 2" of compost and 2" or 3" of mulch.  The worms will help to mix it in for you over the winter and next spring.  These sites will help to explain it.

: http://www.ondelmarva.com/
: http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ksheets/peat.html#help
: http://www.mastercomposter.com/purpose/compost.html
: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/gardening/fctsheet/usingom/index.html
: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/newgard/

: Best of luck,
: Newt



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