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Winter planting research
Think a Maine winter is tough? Pity the poor shrub: freezes, thaws,
frost heaves. It's enough to make a woody perennial curl up and die.
Which is a bit of a problem for growers.
Enter Marjorie Peronto of University of Maine Cooperative Extension, who
has teamed up with organic perennial growers Peter and Julie Beckford of
Rebel Hill Farm in Clifton, Maine, to research the effectiveness of
pot-in-pot overwintering. The technique is widely used in the South to
reduce heat-induced stress on roots. In Maine, cold is the stressor.
For full story, see
UMaine Today.
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