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Protecting Peonies

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  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Are the peonies near to eachother.. perhaps something like this?

    Image result for plastic tent for tomatoes

    Bob Flowerdew puts his outdoor tomatoes under a sort of lean-to of clear plastic to keep the rain of them (on account of blight), but with the water dripping on their roots.  Something like that could be rigged up.  
    Image result for bob flowerdew plastic tent for tomatoes
    Plenty of space for air to circulate.. but keeping the worse of the weather and wind off.  

    Utah, USA.
  • Molly69Molly69 Posts: 34
    now that's love for tomatoes!  I could try something like that for a couple that are together, but most are placed randomly alone around the garden.  For those ones  I'll give the plastic cups idea a try from Muddle-Up, sounds a bit easier than rigging up umbrella's and tents! Although I will do that too I think - a peony experiment!  I'll let you know which was most effective.  
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    I have been very happy with the plant supports I have bought from this company

    https://www.gapgardenproducts.com/metal-plant-supports/border-supports.html
    Rutland, England
  • Molly69Molly69 Posts: 34
    they look great, thanks Picidae
  • Lily PillyLily Pilly Posts: 3,845
    We use Montys  methods of buying steel rods, cheap as chips, and bending them to shape over a log or a tyre for large ones. It must be on the we site somewhere 
    Weeds are flowers, too, once you get to know them.”
    A A Milne
  • Molly69Molly69 Posts: 34
    I;ll have a look thanks Lily 

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