Lovely Purple Mondardo....
Posted 09-24-2007 at 08:00 AM by mycoupons
Hi there gardening MyCouponers!
Our gardening question this week, was submitted by Jodi from Ohio.
Can I transplant my lovely purple monardo's now? The bee balm has taken over my azaleas. I have yet to cut them for winter and want to move them now but could wait til spring in order to not injure them.
Gardening in Ohio, Jodi.
Hi Jodi!
I can believe they've taken over your azaleas. Bee Balm (Monardo) is a very very invasive and prolific plant. They've taken over areas of my garden several times in the past.
As far as transplanting them, you could do it now, personally though I'd wait until spring to divide your Mondardo plants especially with chilly nights around the corner which may and can damage them.
A fact about Monardo is they multiply by two ways. One way is by re-seeding themselves. The other is, they multiply via underground roots. So if you want to try to "control" them a little bit, get rid of the dead blooms before they turn to seed, plus dead-heading them will also prolong their blooming. I would also dig up the ground around them a little bit in Spring , using a little hand shovel, to remove underground roots. This helps to stop the plant(s) from spreading .
Doing both of these things have let me "tame" my Monardo plants in my garden.
Thanks for the question!
Keep on gardening!
Annie~
Our gardening question this week, was submitted by Jodi from Ohio.
Can I transplant my lovely purple monardo's now? The bee balm has taken over my azaleas. I have yet to cut them for winter and want to move them now but could wait til spring in order to not injure them.
Gardening in Ohio, Jodi.
Hi Jodi!
I can believe they've taken over your azaleas. Bee Balm (Monardo) is a very very invasive and prolific plant. They've taken over areas of my garden several times in the past.
As far as transplanting them, you could do it now, personally though I'd wait until spring to divide your Mondardo plants especially with chilly nights around the corner which may and can damage them.
A fact about Monardo is they multiply by two ways. One way is by re-seeding themselves. The other is, they multiply via underground roots. So if you want to try to "control" them a little bit, get rid of the dead blooms before they turn to seed, plus dead-heading them will also prolong their blooming. I would also dig up the ground around them a little bit in Spring , using a little hand shovel, to remove underground roots. This helps to stop the plant(s) from spreading .
Doing both of these things have let me "tame" my Monardo plants in my garden.
Thanks for the question!
Keep on gardening!
Annie~
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