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- USDA Zone: 5
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WOW! Mine are never that vigorous! I must be doing something wrong!
Your's are absolutely gorgeous!
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Jane (from the middle of the Mitten state)
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Wow! Is the name? Vino?
Jane (from the middle of the Mitten state)
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THanks. I always wonder when someone can grow it in a zone colder than mine!
Then maybe I have a better chance of the stamina all your and everyone elses seem to have. Mine are always thin and worry about them breaking!
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Jane (from the middle of the Mitten state)
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Hi Jane
this is what I do
Shade the root area, mix some lime in the soil or sprinkle it around plant, and give them some fertilizer in the spring.
I use 10-10-10 the cheapest I can find. Be generous, close but not on top of root ball.
I prune back to healthy buds " You have to know what type you have" and get out of their way.
You can trim way back to get a healthier plant if need be.
I have a Sweet Autumn that needs to be cut almost to the ground, " blooms on new wood " .
They take a few years to get going but seem pretty easy after that.
this is what I do
Shade the root area, mix some lime in the soil or sprinkle it around plant, and give them some fertilizer in the spring.
I use 10-10-10 the cheapest I can find. Be generous, close but not on top of root ball.
I prune back to healthy buds " You have to know what type you have" and get out of their way.
You can trim way back to get a healthier plant if need be.
I have a Sweet Autumn that needs to be cut almost to the ground, " blooms on new wood " .
They take a few years to get going but seem pretty easy after that.
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Thanks, I do amend when I plant, but I'm not good about fertilizing after that! I'll try it and hope for the best
I just wait till after winter and cut back the dead wood on mine. I guess that's not a good idea huh? Hmmm...They do okay, just not prolific as others! ![:)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Jane (from the middle of the Mitten state)
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Glad to hear it! I do the same thing. With our winters, I never know if it will all make it or all die! ![:)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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- Old earth dog
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thanks OED. I know there are rules, but rules are meant to be broken. That's my first rule of thought! ![:)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Jane (from the middle of the Mitten state)
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- Location: Quebec, Canada (zone 4) 46 25'/-72 35'