Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site alice.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!alice!ark From: ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig) Newsgroups: net.garden Subject: Re: transplanting Message-ID: <3998@alice.UUCP> Date: Mon, 15-Jul-85 20:08:01 EDT Article-I.D.: alice.3998 Posted: Mon Jul 15 20:08:01 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 17-Jul-85 06:44:38 EDT References: <3108@decwrl.UUCP> Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill Lines: 40 I can help with three of your five, and maybe four. 1. Peonies: move only in the fall, and don't expect many flowers the following year. I am told you can divide them when moving them; leave at least three growth eyes on each root section. When planting, dig a hole two feet deep and two feet across. Put in the richest soil you can: humus or peat moss, with one pound of bone meal per bushel of either. If you use peat moss, add half a pound of dolomitic limestone per bushel to offset the acidity. Plant the roots with the eyes 1.5 inches below ground. Do not use manure in any form. 2. Tiger Lilies. What to do with these depends on whether they are Lilium or Hemerocallis. Lilium has a single stem with short pointed leaves radiating from it and flowers on top. Hemerocallis has long, slender, grass-like leaves coming out of the ground with separate flower stalks. For Lilium, treat as bulbs. Probably best lifted in late summer after the flowers are done and the leaves have started to brown off. Expect to have to dig deep. Hemerocallis can be moved in spring or fall. They are true herbacious perennials and should not be planted deep. You can divide them when moving them. 3. Dulchia? Never heard that name, but from the description you have plants sometimes called Hosta or Funkia or Plantain Lily. They grow as a cluster of broad, flat leaves, each on its own stem coming from the ground; some varieties have white stripes in various places. In summer, they grow white or purple flowers on stalks, often fragrant. They like shade and moisture. If that's what you have, treat as other perennials. They can be moved or divided in spring or fall. 4. Iris grow from fleshy roots. You only get flowers from last year's root growth. Therefore, when transplanting, cut out all the old stuff and throw it away. Let them sit for a few hours to dry out the cut, then dust with fungicide and replant. This is best done in fall, though it is also possible in spring. 5. Great gronking evergreen hedge. Your big problem is going to be getting enough roots out to be able to move it without it keeling over and dying. I would send out for someone with a back-hoe or a work crew with shovels. Don't expect it to be easy.