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Old 09-18-2009, 04:35 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Default Re: What is the latest in the year you planted?

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Originally Posted by blownz281 View Post
Just curious as to what was the latest date you ever planted anything hardy in the ground. Did it survive and was your winter normal that year?
I can't fairly comment on this, but to anyone living in the far south, they can commiserate that planting in December is beneficial, because it gives the plants time in the cooler weather to acclimate, establish roots, and not be stressed when the dry season comes around.

I planted my row of Orinoco's the week before Christmas, and they were the best producers the following summer. They created a nice mat the following fall with many suckers. Of course, this is before I removed all but one of the mats and replaced them with more interesting cv's.
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