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  • From: "Gene Bush" <genebush@otherside.com>
  • To: "gardenwriters-on-gardening" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Mycorrhizae and Peonies
  • Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 08:20:20 -0400

Hello Doreen,
    I have not used mycorrhizal fungi around here, either in my potting up for the nursery or the garden, so can not comment on its effectiveness. However, my first thought is Roy Klehm grows some darn nice peony. Much of what you are observing is his care to see that you get large healthy roots with lots of stored energy and at least 3 eyes or more. What you see in the way of bloom and foliage now is the results of his care last year, for the most part.
    Congratulation on receiving such a nice gift.
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
----- Original Message -----

I have to share something wonderful.  Four years ago, I bought a 1-gallon peony plant in the spring.  I planted it and inoculated the roots with mycorrhizal fungi.  That fall I moved the plant, as the place where I put it originally didn't get enough sunlight.  The next spring, the peony sprouted and bore 3 flowers.  That was totally amazing, given I had moved the little plant and that usually peonies take at least two years to flower after planting.  I thought the mycorrhizae might be the reason.
 
Last September, Roy Klehm of Song Sparrow Farms gave me a small 'Silver Dawn Mix' peony root.  I inoculated it with mycorrhizae and planted it in a full-sun location in my perennial garden.  This week, the peony sprouted, and it has four buds on it!!  Obviously, mycorrhizal fungi is the reason for precocious blooming.
Doreen Howard
N. IL--Zone 5a




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