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Canna question

drew.rycroftdrew.rycroft Posts: 14
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Hi everyone. 

Just received Canna rhizomes from a neighbour who has devised them. What is the best way to store them for next year? 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    @Hostafan1 has a lot of canna experience. Hopefully he’ll see this …

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I'd plant them. There's still a couple of months growing season left. 
    Feed and water them copiously and let them bulk up and re hydrate
    Devon.
  • drew.rycroftdrew.rycroft Posts: 14
    Hostafan1 said:
    I'd plant them. There's still a couple of months growing season left. 
    Feed and water them copiously and let them bulk up and re hydrate
    Will give that a go as have an area next to Peruvian Lillies which needs filling and gets lots of direct sunlight.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    maybe put them in a pot, and plunge it, then you can lift the whole thing when it's cold at the end of the year to keep it somewhere sheltered over the winter
    Devon.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    I would pot them up, feed and water prodigiously, that way the tubers will bulk up and are more likely to survive Winter.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    punkdoc said:
    I would pot them up, feed and water prodigiously, that way the tubers will bulk up and are more likely to survive Winter.
    Wise words  ;)
    Devon.
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