Im in Suffolk, UK and have grown peonies in pots for the last 2 years with great success. I started the root cuttings in smaller pots and the following season repotted them in larger ones. From a relatively small root cutting in just one year they produced many tubers and are very healthy plants. The green leafed varieties seem to be more substantial than the red ones, but the contrast in the colouring adds another dimension.

@savvydirtfarmer

3 жыл бұрын

Did they survive through the winter OK?

@jjefferyworboys8138

3 жыл бұрын

@@savvydirtfarmer I moved the pots close to the house in a sheltered position over winter. They are just putting up the new stems and leaves now and look bigger and better plants than last year. Another tip I heard but have yet to try when planting them in beds is to alternate with dahlia's to extend the flowering season and give the bed a neater appearance once the peonies have flowered.

@savvydirtfarmer

3 жыл бұрын

@@jjefferyworboys8138 Thanks Jeffrey. Putting them near the house may be a good idea over winter. I do try to shelter all of my potted plants to some degree in the winter. Mixing with dahlias? That's probably a great idea if they peonies are being planted in a bed for long term personal growth and enjoyment. Me? I'm a nursery man. I just need to get them to selling size by next Spring, and I'm not overly concerned about neatness and appearance, unless it helps them grow bigger, healthier, faster. That said, I do fertilize, weed, etc.

Looking forward to part 3. 👍

@savvydirtfarmer

3 жыл бұрын

You and me both!

This was so helpful! I planted roots and transplanted adult peonies in the fall of 2020. It's been interesting to see how they grow differently and in different sunlight! I am planning to transplant them soon and I hoped to move them into pots. I'm so glad to see yours did well in pots as well!

@savvydirtfarmer

3 жыл бұрын

So far they are doing well growing in pots. Overwintering them in the pots will be interesting to see also. Digging in fall... do you do that before they are dormant?

@jennaweaver8399

3 жыл бұрын

@@savvydirtfarmer I transplanted the adult peonies still with their greens in June, since we were moving locations. They were originally in quite a shaded location and had no blooms on them, but they were extremely established for many years in that shade. The summer heat scorched them and I was afraid it killed them. However, they are extremely strong looking this early in the season! My six roots are sprouting nicely and have three blooms growing.

@savvydirtfarmer

3 жыл бұрын

@@jennaweaver8399 Great! Based on what you're saying and other info I've read, they can be dig and moved/potted pretty much any time, similar to a hosta. They just aren't fragile plants, apparently. I'm going to leave mine all alone until late summer, maybe first of September or so, dig them from their bed, and pot them in hopes of selling them next Spring. We'll see how that goes...

I can't wait to see this season 🙂🙂

@savvydirtfarmer

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!! They're already giving a tiny preview.

Thank you! You have all the risk, while we get to sit back and watch how your experiment goes! It's perfect! 😉 I'm going to subscribe!

@savvydirtfarmer

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! It's what I do. Gotta learn somehow.

Hi there! Did you plant these in 1-gallon containers? I just did that, and I'm wondering if that size is too small for the root structure...Thanks for your video!

Thank you very much. Mine are about 2 weeks and just started to pop up.🤔

@savvydirtfarmer

3 жыл бұрын

I think mine have grown all they are going to for the year... I'll update the experiment soon!

Good sound volume!

@savvydirtfarmer

2 жыл бұрын

thanks

Hi, Sir..I need advice on how to revived or stunt peony crom. I got mine last week, but they look like dead to me. I seen the eye bud, but not pink as in the video. Just white eye bud. Do I need to wait for the eye bud became pink, first then plant them?..or should I put them in the dark room ?

@savvydirtfarmer

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t know the answer. If it were mine, I would pot it and put it in the shade. Keep it watered as needed and leave it alone.

My sister gifted me a order of Hawaiian coral ones that came in a bag. It's the end of may here can I plant them now or wait they do have tiny buds? Thank you

@savvydirtfarmer

2 жыл бұрын

Plant them and leave them be.

@kathleenelliot5305

2 жыл бұрын

@@savvydirtfarmer Appreciate you so much for your quick response.

Hi again....the 1.5 gallon size peonies I bought early spring from a nursery unfortunately were left in those originally pots until this week! We have clay soil and rock! When we first purchased had every intention to plant that weekend and my husband hurt his shoulder and elbow....so we just kept them watered....they grew about a foot and a half taller in these original nursery pots! So I just read you could grow them in pots so I bought bigger pots and put them in those this past week.....it has been in the high 90s most everyday....so I did not want to put them in the clay rocky soil with 90 degree temps. Then I just read another article that peonies are cold hardy plants and if they are potted they should go in the ground 6-8 weeks before expected first frost🙃 I stay confused as I am just learning! I think another comment on this video said keep outside in pots...next to house....guess the long and short of it is you do not need to winter over in pots in garage or covered area? I would prefer to keep in pots....so sorry for long comment! Thank you for sharing 😊kim

@richardsanderlin822

2 жыл бұрын

Peonies need cold for at least 3 weeks to set bloom effectively.

@kimberlydrake8654

2 жыл бұрын

Hi thank you for your comment... I did keep in pots next to garage wall covered with leaves I can now see eyes when I move leaves should I plant now or leave in pots until after they bloom? Any advice would be appreciated.... can I just keep in pots?😊

I heard they do best in growth bags so they get more oxygen. But be careful they need more watering ( a little more) because they dry out faster. It cheaper too.

@savvydirtfarmer

2 жыл бұрын

Check out my peony experiment playlist!! I learned a lot from doing this.

We're just wondering where you ordered your Bear root pennies from.

@savvydirtfarmer

2 жыл бұрын

Devroomen nursery

Why are they planted so high in the pots? I have always heard about an inch below the surface.

@savvydirtfarmer

11 ай бұрын

Can't think of anything you'd want to plant particularly deep, including peonies.

Subscribing because peonies ! Coz mine is about few weeks after u 🙏🏼🥰

@savvydirtfarmer

3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

OK I don't think they like heat much. Those black pots may not help. Maybe put a shade pot around them so they don't get too hot.

@savvydirtfarmer

2 жыл бұрын

Hope to have an update soon

What was the price of the tubers.

@savvydirtfarmer

3 жыл бұрын

about $3.50 each

They thrive in the cold and can cope with -29C.

@savvydirtfarmer

3 жыл бұрын

Very hardy!

Hello I see that your peonies on the pots the roots are exposed? I thought they recommended planting 2 to 4 inches low? Yours look great by the way👍

@juancarlossoriano6935

2 жыл бұрын

I’m asking because mine were purchased from a Local nursery, I planted them last year they bloomed really nice. So this year the foliage is nice but the stems seem pretty weak and I don’t think I’ll get any blooms. So I’m thinking if I possibly planted them too low. Thanks in advance.

@savvydirtfarmer

2 жыл бұрын

I did not intentionally expose any of the root/tuber. It just happened as the plant settled in... maybe some slight settling of the potting soil as well.

Can you tell us your source for the tubers?

@savvydirtfarmer

3 жыл бұрын

Check out my video "how to buy wholesale plants."

Hi I live in WA. My peony now looks exactly like the one in container( the one only showing buds ) I’m a very new planter here and I have some questions for u. Q1. What should I do at this point to my peony? Q2. I noticed that u have a lot of the yellow slow fertilizer I guess in there so what kind is it? And is this the time where I should feed them with fertilizer? Because I’m hoping that this year I will see peony flower in my garden. Thank you!

@savvydirtfarmer

2 жыл бұрын

You shouldn't do anything to your peonies now. They are dormant, and they need to sleep. The fertilizer I use is a slow release and won't do anything until the temperatures warm up. No use in feeding dormant plants. Only during warmer weather.

@fairyontheweekend

2 жыл бұрын

@@savvydirtfarmer That was very helpful! Thank u so much!!

Hi there. What zone are you in?

@savvydirtfarmer

2 жыл бұрын

7. West TN.

Can I grow them indoors?

@savvydirtfarmer

2 жыл бұрын

Don’t know. They will need a period of dormancy (cold).

@Josh-ct6ue

2 жыл бұрын

@@savvydirtfarmer okay I understand il do my best because I got some from the store in the UK and I've got them indoors

Peony grow tropical area

Hey

@savvydirtfarmer

3 жыл бұрын

Hola! Como estas?