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Potting hundreds of new bare root plants is a big, yet exciting undertaking.
Over the last few days, my gardeners have been busy caring for all sorts of bare root hostas. Bare root plants are so named because the plants are dug from the ground while dormant, and then stored without any soil surrounding their roots. I ordered hostas to plant around the farm - all from Pioneer Gardens, a wholesale company located on the outskirts of Deerfield, Massachusetts. Founded in , Pioneer Gardens specializes in high-quality perennial starter plants, both field-grown bare root and greenhouse plugs, and sells directly to growers and finishers throughout North America. I can’t wait to see these plants mature and flourish.
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- Recently, we received a delivery of several big boxes filled with healthy bare root hostas and other cuttings.
- Each box includes bare root plants. Healthy bare root plants get off to a more vigorous start because their abundant, fibrous roots have already had a chance to develop unrestricted.
- Here is a closer look at one of the bare root hostas. Hostas are popular, tough herbaceous plants that grow perennially
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How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Hostas
Botanical Name Hosta Plant Type Herbaceous perennial Sun Exposure Part shade, full shade Soil Type Well-drained, loamy, sandy or clay soils Soil pH Slightly acidic to neutral Bloom Time Mid to late summer Foliage Color Blue-green, green, yellow-green, variegated, white Hardiness Zones Special Features Container friendly. Available in range of sizes. Hostas are the most popular shade perennials and with good reason. They're easy to grow, require very little maintenance and are available in so many shades and sizes. The garden design possibilities are endless.
Grown primarily for their foliage, which can be variegated, puckered or crinkled, most hostas grow best with less than six hours of direct sunlight daily. While most perform well in dappled sunlight or morning sunlight, many varieties can't handle direct afternoon sunlight. Depending on the variety, hostas range in height from 4 inches to 4 feet. In the garden, hostas are favorites for woodland gardens, container gardening, rock gardens, accent plants, ground covers and for lining walkways and borders.
Once gardeners start growing host
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A late winter gardening planerat arbete that involved potting up hundreds of bare-root plants and building a protective cold frame in which to store them fryst vatten now complete.
Last week, my gardeners and outdoor grounds crew took on the task of caring for all sorts of bare-root hostas. Bare-root plants are so named because the plants are dug from the ground while dormant, and then stored without any soil surrounding their roots. inom ordered hundreds of hostas to plant around the farm - all from Pioneer Gardens, a wholesale company located on the outskirts of Deerfield, Massachusetts. Many of them were stored in a cold frame located behind my main greenhouse. To accommodate the remainder, the crew built a second cold frame using windows inom already had - in fact, the window frames were already constructed with angled side panels, which were perfect for this project.
Enjoy these photos.
- During this time of year, I often order several thousand bare-root cuttings for my gardens. They are potted up and stored until they can be transplanted in the outdoor beds. pionjär Gardens, our source for this supply, specializes in high-quality perennial starter plants, both field-grown bare root and