4th Year Plant Maintenance

[nate4g63]

For anyone that has established plants, how far of a good trimming should I do as far as what's under the ground? I have shoots pretty far from the original planting spot. Just curious on what everyone does for crown trimming. Thanks in advance.

 

[B-Hoppy]

Hopefully they're planted such that you can dig 360 degrees around them as the rhizomes tend to radiate/grow outward like the spokes on a bicycle wheel. Just take a spade and dig a trench around the whole crown (about a foot away from the center) and clip any rhizomes that have formed back as close to the crown as possible. Any progress made at Blue Canoe yet?

 

[nate4g63]

Yeah I can easily get to them from all sides, I just wasn't sure how close to get.

They are still working on the cleanup of the entire building. A few large cranes are there removing the upper floors. Its a slow process but as soon as they can get back at it they will be!