I thought it might be a nice to start a thread to share things that might be of interest to a peony aficionado. Here is a journal that I spied...



That is the tip of the proverbial iceberg... https://www.amazon.com/s?i=str...

Too funny, Top! That is so true.

My iPad bag has peonies on it. I also have some kitchen items with peonies one them too.

Thanks for sharing.

@ Topdecker lol I just saw this on facebook. But its only just 1 more!......I hope there is no such thing as Peonies Anonymous!

This is all funny!

Apologies to the creator of this comic.

Haha! I've almost done dances around tiny sprouts - fortunately I am on a country road with no onlookers

I'm terrible. At the end of March I start a notebook with the list of peonies that aren't showing any sign of life yet, by garden bed. When they do emerge, I put the date down. This helps me not to panic. I can refer back to previous years and see that they are consistently late.

This is useful for newly planted roots especially. I always worry if they will come up.

A great idea, I need to get a list ready by date to know when to expect to see them. wish I had wrote down more then early-mid-late, while company listings were still available.
Too funny on the Comic I Love it! My family get frustrated when I talk about plants in general most of the time lol, and people I know online, when plants are mentioned always say, I am not interested in gardening, of course I then ask what they are interested in and I mostly get 'I like food' in return lol.

When I had 3 peonies before my obsession started I had no idea that they were fine in our climate. I was so happy every time they showed a pip! Now I am almost sure they will show up although anxiously check the growth Especially of newly planted ones because they are the last to show. Fortunately all peonies start all together here, right after the soil thaws. They are in a hurry, the growing season is so short.

Even in the same garden they don't always emerge in the exact same order every year but you can get a general idea. I'm just ready for winter to be over, my 45 minute drive home turned into 90 minutes this evening because of ice and snow...

I have a good friend who is obsessed with quilting like I am with gardening. We both wonder what people do who don't have hobbies!!

I think gardeners always have something to look forward to in their lives.

That comic had "daffodils ", which I edited to "peonies".

When I was working, gardening was a hobby.

When I retired, gardening became my vocation.

also note that vocation rhymes with vacation:)

I just can't wait, Frank!! I love to garden so much!

I wanted to show you what I have started to use in the mole runs found in my peony beds.



I take a thin bamboo stake and poke a hole into the mole run. Then I use a plastic fast food cup to pour a little of the product into the run. (Around a half teaspoon or less)

I close the top of the hole by scraping dirt over it. The goal is not to close off the run. You want the stink from the product to ruin that run from being used by moles and the destructive voles that get access to your peony roots in the run and eat the roots. So far it appears to be working.

The product is fairly expensive, but so are peony roots.

I will keep you posted as the season progresses.

Kestrel36 said:@ Topdecker lol I just saw this on facebook. But its only just 1 more!......I hope there is no such thing as Peonies Anonymous!

That sounds like me! Given how close and cramped of plants my garden beds are, I am definitely on the path of Hoarder Culturalist!

For me, gardening is a vocation if I have to weed, prune, and deadhead. It's a vacation when i take pics and enjoys the blooms and plants.

Me too. Liz! Spring can't come soon enough!

Like you Frank and LG, gardening is my favorite past time. That and being on the web looking at beautiful pics of peonies, daylilies, and irises. NGA is like a flower addict hangout!

Mieko2 said:I wanted to show you what I have started to use in the mole runs found in my peony beds.



I take a thin bamboo stake and poke a hole into the mole run. Then I use a plastic fast food cup to pour a little of the product into the run. (Around a half teaspoon or less)

I close the top of the hole by scraping dirt over it. The goal is not to close off the run. You want the stink from the product to ruin that run from being used by moles and the destructive voles that get access to your peony roots in the run and eat the roots. So far it appears to be working.

The product is fairly expensive, but so are peony roots.

I will keep you posted as the season progresses.

I have moles, but they have not attacked my peonies yet. they seem to stay in the lawn area. One of my dogs digs them up. He makes a big mess. He will sometimes dig out an entire run. One time he even caught one:)

I will be interested to see how this product works for you.

Hi Frank,
The moles leave the peony roots alone. The voles use the mole runs to get access to the peony roots and feed on them.

Because both moles and voles are a
part of the food chain, I do not use poison to get rid of them. I just want to keep them out of my flower beds.
The first tunnel that I tried it on is not showing any activity at this time.