how do i save this plants for next year? :) They have been growing on my allotment all summer, i know they don't like the frost but would like to grow them again next year.
dig them up, divide and pot on, keep in greenhouse over-winter ;)
OK so i need to keep them in compost over the winter, not like a dahlia. Do i kee them dryish?
This might help;
http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Chrys%20Sprays/Chrys-Sprays.htm (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Data/Chrys%20Sprays/Chrys-Sprays.htm)
Thanks for posting that, TeeGee, a much more comprehensive answer!!! ;)
I have just put all of mine to bed today, Them and the dahlias. Always put them in sawdust in the non heated greenhouse
Would chrysanths survive in the ground over winter if they are strawed up same as dahlias ?
Not tried it myself, but they are tougher than dahlias. I think the temptation would be just to let the stools grow on in spring and not take cuttings and the "old" plants wouldn't be as good.... :-\
Thanks, lifted yesterday and are now in the greenhouse :)
Quotethe "old" plants wouldn't be as good
Will they not flower so well next year ?
Thought chrysanths are perennials ?
Was hoping that if they overwintered ok, the plants roots being already established might flower earlier next summer ? :-\
I don't do it so I don't know... but if they were as good the second year why have we been striking new cuttings from the stools every year? :-\
We've never grown them before - planted Fothergills spray collection this spring and they've been lovely ;D - just trying to figure out what to do with em now :-\