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Clematis

richardhodsonrichardhodson Posts: 36
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Don't forget, next Monday, 14th. February, is the most important day of the clematis year. Time to prune your Group 3 clematis ( a group of clematarians want to scrap the Group 1, 2, 3 system but not me ). Butcher them back, almost to the floor, just hoping that you have planted them with the crowns a few inches below ground level. This is where the Saint Valentines Day Massacre got its name from.
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  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Great to hear from you Richard! It's been quite a while...
  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,923
    Thanks for the reminder. Did mine well early this year though, several weeks ago in fact. Only because I noticed how much new growth there was already on my C. viticella 'Mme. Julia Correvon'. Took cuttings from the off-cuts this time though so I may be over-run with them soon ;)
    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. 

    I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Welcome back @Richard Hodson
    SO lovely to have you back 
    Devon.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Nice joke @Richard Hodson ;)

    I'll have to wait and see what the weather does, but I had to cut one Group 3 back a little while ago. I'm not sure it was very happy anyway, so whether it recovers well or not is another matter. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    richardhodson said:
     This is where the Saint Valentines Day Massacre got its name from.
    I thought it was because Hosta lovers often apply a small sprinkling of pellets  on that day  to catch emerging slugs and snails before they start breeding?
    Devon.
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Thanks for the reminder, @Richard Hodson :) I've had a look at my clematis and they are already showing buds on the old stems. Time to get those sécateurs out!
  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Many thanks Richard, good to hear from you. I've had to do one or two Group 3's already but will do the rest soon.
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • richardhodsonrichardhodson Posts: 36
    VictorMeldrew said:
    Thanks for the reminder. Did mine well early this year though, several weeks ago in fact. Only because I noticed how much new growth there was already on my C. viticella 'Mme. Julia Correvon'. Took cuttings from the off-cuts this time though so I may be over-run with them soon ;)
    Good luck with the cuttings, have any rooted yet ?
  • richardhodsonrichardhodson Posts: 36
    Hostafan1 said:
    richardhodson said:
     This is where the Saint Valentines Day Massacre got its name from.
    I thought it was because Hosta lovers often apply a small sprinkling of pellets  on that day  to catch emerging slugs and snails before they start breeding?
    I thought that was Ash Wednesday ?
  • LunarSeaLunarSea Posts: 1,923
    richardhodson said:
    VictorMeldrew said:
    Thanks for the reminder. Did mine well early this year though, several weeks ago in fact. Only because I noticed how much new growth there was already on my C. viticella 'Mme. Julia Correvon'. Took cuttings from the off-cuts this time though so I may be over-run with them soon ;)
    Good luck with the cuttings, have any rooted yet ?

    Afraid to start poking around just yet, but they're still upright, green & alive. I've kept them under glass to give them a better chance.
    Clay soil - Cheshire/Derbyshire border. 

    I play with plants and soil and sometimes it's successful
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