It has been about a month since I put all my tender herbs and perennials out in my unheated plant room. They should be acclimated to a drier and less sunny location now. Our weather is about to get nasty and as it is a beautiful day, so I decided to bring in those that could freeze.
First I trimmed the plants all down to the 'nubs' and then cleaned up the sides of the pots to be able to bring them in for the winter. It is very hard to cut off all the beautiful blooms on my impatiens but know that they are much better off as the plants just get tall and leggy and drop over half of their leaves and blooms if you do not. :-( Later they will reward you with blooms.
Next the pots all got wiped down to prevent disease and carry in pests. Several friends with the Master Gardeners will use systemic insecticide to prevent any bug problems over the winter. Somewhere I have some of that stuff and had best find it and apply it!
Happy gardening all!
No comments:
Post a Comment