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Question about Peonies
I live in TN and I planted some peony bulbs last year but they never came up. It may be because I planted them end of April first of May. Do you think they will come up this year? I am new to gardenng and I am still trying to figure things out;)
Re: Question about Peonies
they should be planted in the fall. When you planted the root did you make sure to plant them with the eyes facing upward?
Did you amend the soil? The soil in middle tennessee is pretty heavy clay and so a lot of bulbs, tubars, etc will rot in the ground unless you amend the soil.
I would say add compost to clay soil, but don't add sand to clay. Adding sand to clay soil makes for concrete soil! That's not good for any gardener.
Pick up a clump of dirt. Does it fall through your fingers, or is it a hard lump? (Well, it might be frozen now, so you might have to wait until it thaws first.) If it crumbles, you're ok. If it is a hard, muddy, squishy, lump, it's probably clay and needs some compost added to it.
In our area, peonies prefer a more acidic soil. We have garden soil that I mix in with my regular soil that adds some of that to it, or my garden centers have a powder that I can mix in with my soil.
I planted peonies 2 years ago, not bulbs but an actual established plant and I didn't get anything from them that year, but last year they came up and I got 1 flower on each of them. I'm hoping this year I can get 2 flowers from each and just build on them from there. I was a bit disappointed that the flowers don't stay for very long. I have them in between my rhodies and they do the same thing. Bloom beautiful then are gone within a week or so. But they sure are pretty when they are here.