Rock Garden Peonies

Peony Soil

Peonies love good drained rich organic nutritious soils. Over the years we have developed a tedious process for growing the highest quality of peonies possible. As our company is located in the northern part of the Netherlands, we are blessed and cursed with a heavy clay soil. On the one hand side this soil is perfect for peony growth and therefore nature helps us to grow the biggest, highest quality peonies fast. On the other hand the clay ground forces us to take extensive measures before storing or exporting the peony roots. For cut-flower production it doesn't matter, once planted they enjoy the rich nutritious clay soil and become to compare with sand soils,, not only stronger as plant in general, but also much faster into production and shown bigger size Peony heads!

Peony planting of Little Corporal

Peonies can be planted manually or mechanically. We have chosen to plant our Exclusive Peonies manually and the other Peonies by machine.

Before planting the peonies, the soil needs to be prepared well. This is a crucial element in the peony growing process. First the soil where the roots is grown needs to be properly flattened and drained in order to prevent potential water damage (from heavy rain).

After having cultivated the land properly (with a milling- or spade-machine) the roots are to be planted at a depth of 2 - 3 cm. This depth is very decisive because if the roots are planted too deep, the production of flowers will diminish or even completely vanish. The distance between the cuttings depends on the variety. Some varieties need more or less space than others. Furthermore, the time-period that roots will remain on a particular spot has to be taken into consideration as well.

Fertilizing and Weeding the Peonies

Peonies must be fertilized during the winter months. There is no rule to the amount of usage of each element (Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium), because this depends on the nature of the soil. Peonies flourish best on soil with a pH from 6 to 7.

During the winter season chemicals against weeds can be used as well. It is important to do this during the cold season, because then the roots are at "rest" (dormant). Otherwise the roots are apt to absorb the chemicals which will cause damage to the peony.

When the young root starts growing in spring several kind of preventive fungicides can be used. This can be persisted until two weeks before harvesting.

Theo is about to 'feed' the peonies

Upcoming of the Peonies in Early Spring

When the first Peonies show up in February / March, the use of wind fences can be most helpful to protect the still vulnerable peony plants. The fences are usually placed from the east to west to keep the cold northern wind out.

No gates are placed from south to north because that allows the wind to keep the plants dry and prevent the spread of Botrytis. When the plants are still small and vulnerable to diseases, copper sulphate can be used to ensure a firm and healthy plant. Several fungicides can be used to protect the plants against Botrytis (preventive).

Mowing the Peonies

The mowing of peonies takes place at the end of August. It is very important that all dead organic material is removed because all kind of diseases lives in dead organic material.

This material can be gathered by a tractor with a sweeping tool attached or by hand with picking forks. The last remains must always be removed manually.

Regarding Peony growers "Peonyshop.com" Peony Shop Holland

Peony farm Peonyshop.com Peony Shop Holland nowadays specifically concentrates at building exceptional, high high-quality peonies. This very specific aim wasn't always the scenario. This firm has an outstanding background starting off in the year 1875 along with Simon Scholten who also has been growing fresh vegetables for income.

In 2001 the particular company generated their very own modern marketing-name & logo "Peonyshop.com" and they began centering on developing exceptional peonies. Throughout the year 2002 the particular corporation opened their own on-line peonyshop.com with Peonies & Buxus. In the year 2003 Joshua Scholten began with multiplying peonies. Then in 2004 this organization started to market peonies of the Netherlands all over European countries, America and additionally Asia.

Right now our peony nursery is specialized in increasing and developing exceptional, high-quality peony roots which have been offered for sale and exported to around the globe. Additionally this firm additionally cut peonies largely supporting the Dutch peony flower market place.

• The high quality of our own product
• The potential to foreign trade international
• A broad collection of red dwarf peonies like Little Corporal
• The Peony Nursery of high potential red dwarf Peonies for in the garden.

About growing Little Corporal a red dwarf Peony

The fall is really the best moment for planting peonies. The peony plants tend to be unbelievably long-term-lived plants staying alive approximately 50 to 70 years, so right after you get them placed in the correct manner, a person will benefit from the plants for years. These plants like some sort of sun-drenched area with a well-drained soil. A good air flow circulation presented around the peonies is significant. These kinds of circumstances support these plants to prevent sickness issues. To make a planting hole for the purpose of a bare-root peony, dig the soil to some depth around 12-18inches. Utilize garden tools to release the edges of the particular planting hole at the same time. It truly is very essential that the "eyes, ", or growing nodes, situated near the bottom of the old stem, end up no greater than 2 inches beneath the soil surface.