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Planting heathers

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  • 28-02-2011 10:01am
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    stwome01
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    Just wondering if it is a really bad idea to plant heathers this time of year. I want to fill in gaps where plants have died over the winter. I would prefer not to have big gaps in scrub bed until Autumn.


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    jezko
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    stwome01 wrote: »
    Just wondering if it is a really bad idea to plant heathers this time of year. I want to fill in gaps where plants have died over the winter. I would prefer not to have big gaps in scrub bed until Autumn.

    Can't see why it would be a bad idea, they should grow well in the coming spring... Add lot's of Moisture holding compost not peat.... Some Heathers need Acidic/lime free soils....Plants going "dry" during the growing season is the biggest killer, so add a thick mulch and water in dry spells for the first year

    Matter of interest why did the original plants die?


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    stwome01
    Registered Users Posts: 113 ✭✭stwome01


    The really hard frost before Christmas kill some of the scrubs. The forst last year also took a few which I was hoping might recover but never did. So I am now hoping to fill in the blanks.

    B.T.W thanks for the advice. I don't have a much of a knowledge of gardening when it comes to scrubs etc.


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