This past spring, I purchased a couple dozen Seascape strawberry crowns for the garden. Of course at the time, I had no idea that we would be moving 9 months later. Half of the plants where transplants into one of my raised beds and the rest were grown in pots. This past weekend, I decided to dig up the latter to take with us. Hopefully the future (currently unknown) owners of our home will enjoy the ones in the garden.
I bundled these up in some potting soil for the winter and am crossing my fingers that I'll have a place to transplant them this upcoming spring.
My plants didn't produce many runners this year but I did pot up these four. I'll take these with me as well.
Regarding other perennials that are still in the garden, my beautiful raspberries and cranberries will have to stay behind. However, if the house doesn't sell by late winter, I might take some raspberry cuttings and try to root them. My potted fig trees are coming with us and I think I'll dig up my one rhubarb plant this weekend. The crown is 2 years old and I haven't been able to harvest from it yet. As I far as my asparagus plants are concerned, they will have to stay, which is a shame since I planted them in the spring of 2010 and by this spring, we most likely would have gotten a decent crop. Oh well.
What would you do? Would you leave your edible perennials behind try to take as many of them as your can with you?
I'm sure that you will find a place for your strawberries and rhubarb. It's such about your asparagus though. I know that you were really looking forward to harvesting some this coming year. Hopefully, I will be able to move mind successfully. If not, we will be in the same boat :(
ReplyDeletei am about to move and will be dig and take with me everything i can... this would be the first year i could harvest the asparagus i planted from seed a few years back... and im unsure of the strawberry variety i have so i wouldnt want to loose them.... itd be a shame if the new tenants didnt want them
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ReplyDeleteThomas, congratulations to your family on a move; it will be exciting and Jonathan is young enough that it shouldn't cause any stress. New place, new adventures, new friends... wonderful experiences. And absolutely take divisions of what you can and put them in pots. And if you need any seeds, let me know.
ReplyDeleteIf your raspberry canes are dormant already, just go and cut them all off at about two inches from the ground. Then you can take the best trunks, keep them in your freezer, and when you find a spot for them in your community garden (or a self watering planter) in the spring, jab them in some mellow dirt. Bury them so that only one bud is showing above the soil. They should take- mine did. You can also go guerilla garden and plant them all over the place- parks, vacant lots, etc...
ReplyDeleteWe left it all behind. We moved right at the turn of the year, but by then had a couple feet of snow on the ground that year, so there wasn't much we could do. We also felt like the work we had done belonged to that plot of land, and just hoped that the new owners would be delighted with the perennial border, berries, and fruit trees.
ReplyDeleteBut the weather is totally on your side this year, so I think you'll be happy to take what you can. If you can't get it in the ground somewhere in the spring, you can give it away to good homes, which should feel better than just leaving it behind. Good luck!
I take as much as I can!!! I have plants that have lived in three states and three totally different soil conditions. With TLC most perennials will survive.
ReplyDeleteI would take as much as I can, especially anything I was given by friends and family
ReplyDeleteI would take as much as I could. Most of my things could be divided, so I'd leave a bit behind.
ReplyDeleteI have a fantastic pear, the best pear that I have ever eaten. It is a dwarf, so might take a move OK. But I'd still have to think hard about moving it. I did move it across the yard one year and it didn't even seem to notice.
I say if it is special to you, take it with.
If you remove it before someone looks and purchase the property - it was not part of the sale. If you want to do it later, I would just ask the new owners first as a courtesy. Most folks are obliging and as long as it is not a primary landscaping area are okay with it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments everyone! Eric - thanks for the raspberry cane advice!
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