Problems With Peonies?

Article by: Yvonne Cunnington

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This is a condition called "bud blast" that can occur in newly planted peonies. The flower , Myths About Lawns buds grow , Flower Meanings about the size of a small pea but then stop growing , The Basics of Mulch and fail to open. Peony plants , Vegetable Growing for Beginners form their buds , Constructing a Garden Path in the fall. , What Does A Brassia Orchid Plant And A Spider Have In Common? A clump that's been divided has a much-reduced root , Patio Awnings Add to Your Outdoor Fun system, and it sometimes doesn't have the strength to develop all its buds. , Vegetable Growing for Beginners This problem goes away as the plant , Myths About Lawns matures.

In more mature plants, , Vegetable Growing for Beginners possible causes include poor soil , Lawn Disease And What To Do About It fertility, too much shade, dry spells or cold , 5 Pieces of Equipment Gardeners Can't Live Without injury after an extreme winter. , How to Plant Shrubs Winters , Some Favorite Garden Bulbs that are colder than normal and late spring , The Basics of Mulch frosts can abort the buds , How to Plant Shrubs of mature as well as new plants. , Quickly Grow a Natural Privacy Screen or Sound Barrier The best remedy is to protect peony clumps with winter , Lawn Disease And What To Do About It mulch (fall leaves or Christmas tree , Constructing a Garden Path boughs work well) applied in late fall , Flower Shops or early winter , Harvesting Herbs after you have cut down the previous season's foliage.

Some stems on my peony suddenly wilted, turned brown and dried up. What's wrong?

In cool wet springs, , No Dig Gardens - How to Build One peonies can be affected by botrytis blight. A number of stems in a clump can be affected in older plants, , The Basics of Mulch while young plants , The Dangers of Chlorine Free Pool Chemicals can have all stems affected.

You should remove any wilted stems, cutting below the affected area. Be careful not to allow diseased material come into contact with healthy , The Dangers of Chlorine Free Pool Chemicals stems. Discard in the garbage (not the compost), and disinfect your pruners with rubbing alcohol or bleach. Your peonies should recover when conditions get drier and warmer.

To prevent problems, always plant , Funniest Pond Stories-Part 1, May 2004 your peonies in a sunny spot, spacing them to allow for good air , The Most Popular Flower Fragrances circulation, and do a good clean-up of old leaves each fall. , How Do I Keep My Pond From Turning Green?

My plants , Want Curb Appeal - Play Dress-up have been in the same spot for years, but now they aren't blooming as well as they used to.

Generally, peonies grow , Designing an Edible Garden well for many seasons, , Patio Awnings Add to Your Outdoor Fun as long as they have humus-rich soil, , Flower Meanings adequate moisture , Preaparing Your Plants For Winter and full sun. , What Does A Brassia Orchid Plant And A Spider Have In Common? However, if your plants , Set Yourself Apart: Create Your Own Wind Chime Garden have been in the same spot for years, the soil , How to Build Fences may be depleted. Mulching them each spring , 5 Pieces of Equipment Gardeners Can't Live Without and fall , The Most Popular Flower Fragrances with a couple of shovels full of well-rotted manure or garden , ing Tips, Hints and Advice compost can help.

If your plants , How to Use Garden Ornaments are getting crowded or are now shaded by surrounding trees , You Can Grow Your Own Herb Garden - Part 5 and shrubs, , Perfume Your Garden and Home with Gardenias consider dividing or moving them. The best time to do this is in late summer , Fountains Through All Ages - An Overview of Landscaping Wonders or early fall. , Beauty With Indigenous Species Cut into the fleshy roots , How to Build Fences to make divisions that have at least four or five eyes (the little buds , Lawn Disease And What To Do About It you see on the roots). Replant into enriched soil , Set Yourself Apart: Create Your Own Wind Chime Garden and make sure the eyes are set no deeper than two inches.

Yvonne Cunnington is an avid gardener, garden , Flower Meanings writer and photographer. She contributes regularly to gardening , Lawn Maintenance magazines and is the author of Clueless in the Garden: A Guide for the Horticulturally Helpless For more gardening , Is Your Fertilizer Poisoning You? tips, visit her website at http://flower-gardening-made-easy.com - For more peony planting and care tips, , Is Your Fertilizer Poisoning You? see http://www.flower-gardening-made-easy.com/peony-care.html - See her Country Gardener blog at http://countrygardener.blogspot.com

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