Checking the progress of my harvested peony seeds. All seems to be going well. Several of them already have a long radicle (first root), whilst you can see in the image there’s at least one already starting the growth of the plumule (first shoot). That will clearly be one needing little cold… Not all are this far and not all are successful, but…Read More

Some days ago we mowed down a plot of peonies which was heavily infected with (strawberry)leaf nematodes (aphelenchoides fragariae). It’s one of only a few problems with peonies that regularly occur here, the other being botrytis and, less common, phytophthora. The plants will no doubt experience a setback, but it is hoped the pest can be…Read More