I've done both, lifted some and left others. It just depends on how much rain we get rather than anything else, they do sometimes just rot in the ground. Lifting them does mean I can bring them on earlier the following late winter or early spring.
I pondered on leaving them in when we were first here in Devon. I decided to lift them. The next day, they holes I'd left behind had about 4"of standing water in the bottom.
I think it's about creating the right spot too. I could do it as I have raised beds to help with drainage, but they'd still have to be in a sheltered area against a wall, and even then, it would be risky to leave them. The ground simply doesn't warm up early enough here, which is why our season is later. Plants spend longer in cold, wet soil than in warmer, drier soil. It's a no brainer.
It comes down to how much time and inclination you have, and how big a desire to have a certain plant. Why leave it to chance if it's something you really want - give it the best conditions you can
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Folk have said they don't know why I bother digging up tender stuff, storing it, and replanting every year.
Folk go ( rightly ) mad for some flowers which are only at their best for but a couple of weeks , e.g.snowdrops, bearded iris etc. But when they are in flower, they're stunning.
I spend a day planting out in about May / June and a day digging up around November. That's 5 or 6 months of please for 2 days work. I still have 363 days to play with each year.
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I've done both, lifted some and left others. It just depends on how much rain we get rather than anything else, they do sometimes just rot in the ground. Lifting them does mean I can bring them on earlier the following late winter or early spring.
I pondered on leaving them in when we were first here in Devon. I decided to lift them. The next day, they holes I'd left behind had about 4"of standing water in the bottom.
I think it's about creating the right spot too. I could do it as I have raised beds to help with drainage, but they'd still have to be in a sheltered area against a wall, and even then, it would be risky to leave them. The ground simply doesn't warm up early enough here, which is why our season is later. Plants spend longer in cold, wet soil than in warmer, drier soil. It's a no brainer.
It comes down to how much time and inclination you have, and how big a desire to have a certain plant. Why leave it to chance if it's something you really want - give it the best conditions you can
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Folk have said they don't know why I bother digging up tender stuff, storing it, and replanting every year.
Folk go ( rightly ) mad for some flowers which are only at their best for but a couple of weeks , e.g.snowdrops, bearded iris etc. But when they are in flower, they're stunning.
I spend a day planting out in about May / June and a day digging up around November. That's 5 or 6 months of please for 2 days work. I still have 363 days to play with each year.
Hello watched G/W , Dalias , only ever dug them up once and they all went funny , not bothered since
However , the Dalia bed at the allotment is in free draining soil so I just mulch them after them cutting them down after first frost
I known if we get a prolonged very bad winter it might finish them off
The ones at home are in pots so I just put them in the g/h over winter and repot in spring
Good show
Just watched the first hour long GW of the season and delighted to see little or nothing which I would think of as padding to fill the time.
I agree KT53 and found it an enjoyable watch.
Agree. I enjoyed the episode very much.
Yes , enjoyed the hour long programme
Yes - the length seems quite right, in fact it whizzed by! I even really-played the section about lawn care for my OH to see ?