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TIPS & TRICKS for PLANTING, GROWING, and MAINTAINING your PEONIES
It never fails, this is my most asked question this time of year, and for good reason! If you ordered peonies, you want to get them in the ground!
Here are some of the factors that determine when we begin harvesting:
Rainfall: We want roots to be nicely hydrated with well-developed eyes. A couple good soaking rains before we harvest is critical. Plus it makes digging them up a lot easier!
Whether it’s a potted peony planted in spring or a bare root planted in fall, peonies follow a very familiar pattern in their first few years.
The industry standard for a peony root is that it has three to five “eyes” or buds on it. All the peonies we sell meet or beat this industry standard.
Peonies are known for being extra hardy, long-lived and easy-to-grow. But there are some varieties that have proven themselves beyond the masses to be great choices for beginning gardeners and those just looking for proven varieties that are sure to shine in the spring garden.
Read below for the list!
There are a few varieties of striped, or variegated, peonies in our fields… and they are all super popular when they are in bloom.
As visitors wander the fields, most are drawn to these unique peony flowers that offer a little something extra. Candy Stripe, Independence Day, Circus Circus, and Summer Carnival are those that you’ll see growing here if and when you visit our farm.
Fall is the absolute best time to plant peonies. That’s why you often see them for sale as bare roots in the fall. We, of course, sell them in this way!
There’s one main reason why fall is the best time and it all has to do with the magic of roots.
Most peonies are sold as either potted plants or bare roots. There are two reasons why.
The first is that peonies grown from seed are not true to their parent, meaning they don’t end up being the same flower as the plant they came from.
And two, it takes a little more time and a lot more effort for a peony planted from seed to produce a bloom.