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I have 2nd year plants and want to make new plants from these. SHould I wait til 3rd year? Is that necessary?
And where exactly do I take them from? Deeper? OR can I take them off of branched out bines lying in the surface soil (1-2" under the surface)?
I have been told to leave any new growth after they start budding and see several that I normally would have cut back already shooting out and away from main 3 bines.
OR do I want to dig down deeper to where I planted the original rhizome? 4" maybe? Does the original rhizome grow latterally and get bigger with offshoots of roots?
A little confused as to what I would cut off for a new plant is all.
And here we have horrible soil so my plants are grown in 2ft deep by 2 feet wide circles with good soil. Is id adviseable to go digging around the rhizomes in the late Fall and replace soil often? or how long does that soil 'last" if you will?
Thanks
I have 2nd year plants and want to make new plants from these. SHould I wait til 3rd year? Is that necessary?
And where exactly do I take them from? Deeper? OR can I take them off of branched out bines lying in the surface soil (1-2" under the surface)?
I have been told to leave any new growth after they start budding and see several that I normally would have cut back already shooting out and away from main 3 bines.
OR do I want to dig down deeper to where I planted the original rhizome? 4" maybe? Does the original rhizome grow latterally and get bigger with offshoots of roots?
A little confused as to what I would cut off for a new plant is all.
And here we have horrible soil so my plants are grown in 2ft deep by 2 feet wide circles with good soil. Is id adviseable to go digging around the rhizomes in the late Fall and replace soil often? or how long does that soil 'last" if you will?
Thanks