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   From: please@askifyouwannaknow   
      
   "Bob Officer"  wrote in message   
   > On Sun, 18 Jun 2006 16:19:38 +1000, in news.groups, "Farm1"   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   > >"Doug Chadduck"  wrote in message   
   > >   
   > >> So when's the best time to apply the bone meal? I've never had   
   the   
   > >best   
   > >> of luck with Peonies, thought CA Bay Area is not the best local.   
   I   
   > >do   
   > >> keep trying. Grew up with peonies with dozens of 6" blossoms on   
   > >every   
   > >> plant. Fragrance heavenly. Can still smell them 40 years later.   
   > >   
   > >I've also not had much luck with getting peonies to flower but have   
   > >spent considerable time on research and FINALLY found out that if I   
   > >have done the other bits right (1" deep planting of top of eye,   
   rich   
   > >soil and regular manure/water regime and not waterlogged feet) then   
   > >the solution is lime/dolomite/fire ashes.   
   > >   
   >   
   > There is guy down the road that has great success.   
   >   
   > I have little success.   
   >   
   > He ices his peonies... with about 20 lbs of ice... It seems it   
   > doesn't got cold enough some years to trigger blooms.   
      
   That's important.  Peonies must have winter chilling.  Only for frosty   
   areas or even colder than that.   
      
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