Mine are left in the ground all Winter, have been for several years. Just cut them back to about a foot with a mulch of bark or compost. No problems so far !!!!!
Yes - but we regular rain all summer, which makes them easier to grow
Janebal - if you improve the soil with well rotted manure, it'll help prevent the clay drying out so much in long hot spells, because it opens up the structure, and it'll make a better medium for them to grow in. Plenty of compost mixed in too - old stuff is ideal.
It also helps with drainage in winter. Great stuff, manure
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Janebal - even here, normally 'always damp' borders were drying, so it was a big problem for a lot of people, with all sorts of plants, if you were in an area which had the very long drought. Manure does help enormously on the two extremes of soil, and it benefits those plants that don't appreciate being too dry.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Janebal - if you improve the soil with well rotted manure, it'll help prevent the clay drying out so much in long hot spells, because it opens up the structure, and it'll make a better medium for them to grow in. Plenty of compost mixed in too - old stuff is ideal.
It also helps with drainage in winter.
Great stuff, manure
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Manure does help enormously on the two extremes of soil, and it benefits those plants that don't appreciate being too dry.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...