Oh lovely, Bamboogie. Mine are still just a small rosette of leaves. They are new - bare root early spring. Do you think they are just settling in? Do they normally take a while to establish?
Hi I'm new to this forum, so hope I follow protocol correctly here. I have bought astrantia plants three times and each time they have died away without trace! They are supposed to be suited to the bit of garden I put them in...partly shady and moist with humus rich soil. I really love them, and have bought some seeds to start all over again. I thought slugs or snails or woodlice must have eaten them but apparently they're good for planting with hostas as astrantias are hated by slugs. So any obvious things I'm not doing right and advice, would love to hear from you. Thanks
I find Astrantias quite slow to get going and don't plant them out until they' fill at least 1L pots, that's a couple of years from seed.
They should do OK in your moist soil, the biggest problem here is dry (plenty of shade) and I'm a reluctant waterer. Though they like moist I don't think they like wet so wouldn't want to be over-watered
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Oh lovely, Bamboogie. Mine are still just a small rosette of leaves.
They are new - bare root early spring. Do you think they are just settling in? Do they normally take a while to establish?
They're not quick Snoodle.
In the sticks near Peterborough
There's hope then!
Oh yes. Slow but reliable
In the sticks near Peterborough
Hi I'm new to this forum, so hope I follow protocol correctly here. I have bought astrantia plants three times and each time they have died away without trace! They are supposed to be suited to the bit of garden I put them in...partly shady and moist with humus rich soil. I really love them, and have bought some seeds to start all over again. I thought slugs or snails or woodlice must have eaten them but apparently they're good for planting with hostas as astrantias are hated by slugs. So any obvious things I'm not doing right and advice, would love to hear from you. Thanks
I find Astrantias quite slow to get going and don't plant them out until they' fill at least 1L pots, that's a couple of years from seed.
They should do OK in your moist soil, the biggest problem here is dry (plenty of shade) and I'm a reluctant waterer. Though they like moist I don't think they like wet so wouldn't want to be over-watered
In the sticks near Peterborough