I have lots of bits of valerian roots hanging around. How do I treat these? Leave them In situ and hope the grow again next year? Will the flower heads self seed? They’ve gone to seed now ….
They self-seed easily. Small fluffy seeds will blow about then settle and germinate. They're perennial, so will come back bigger each year. Just chop the above ground bit off at the end of the season They are nice, but can be quite invasive.
Billericay - Essex
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Cut them back and they will return next year whether you want them or not. They will seed all over the place. I have reds, pinks and whites. I love them, particularly the reds. Many would disagree. They can get some sort of gall mite. Cut the stem below the leaves and bin it.
Thanks @Pete.8 should I can I to treat rhizome but or just above it? Do most folks just leave that whole piece over Christmas and but back hard in spring?
Thanks @Pete.8 should I can I to treat rhizome but or just above it? Do most folks just leave that whole piece over Christmas and but back hard in spring?
When it begins to die back, just cut the dead foliage and stems off - or you can do it in the spring. If you cut back to a few inches, they may reflower a bit in a few weeks Once you've got them - you've got them
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I can’t stand them - sludge white or Windolene pink. They smell awful, seed all over the place, wheedle their way into wall mortar joints and are immune to slug attacks. I pull them out on sight.
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Small fluffy seeds will blow about then settle and germinate.
They're perennial, so will come back bigger each year. Just chop the above ground bit off at the end of the season
They are nice, but can be quite invasive.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.