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By BIRGITT THORNHILL
Extension Agent
Herbaeceous Plants:
• Take cuttings of roses to root, 69 inches long. Using a sharp knife, remove all but top 2-3 leaves, insert 4-6 inches deep in well-prepared soil in bright light out of the sun. Firm, water well, cover with inverted glass jar.
• Plan changes in your perennial plantings. Autumn is usually the best time for moving and dividing perennials as the gardening pace has slowed considerably and it offers the opportunity to add new bulbs to your design. Peonies, bleeding heart, and Oriental poppies resent being disturbed, so plan to work around them without disturbance.
• Don’t let your hybrid annual flowers go to seed. This weakens the plants and reduces bloom. In addition, the seed are not desirable to save as the plant will ordinarily be very different from the parent and of poorer quality.
• Select a good site for spring flower bulbs. For daffodils dig the soil 12 inches deep in a sunny location. Work in bone meal and peat moss.
• Sow annuals for winter flowering indoors if you have a greenhouse or bright southern window. Calendulas bloom well and keep long. Browallia, mignonette, ageratum, marigolds, snapdragons and many others are good subjects.
• Do not mulch Oriental poppies. They prefer hot, sun-baked ground while “resting.”
• Keep roots of lilies cool for best growth. Unless foliage of surrounding plants shades the roots, mulch the ground with grass clippings or similar weed-free material.
• If you are planning to take some
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