Hi everyone,
I'm reposting this from the Ask a Question forum due to lack of response. I hope someone can help and that I haven't damaged my beautiful Garden Treasures.
Due to an injury, I wasn't able to cut back a couple of my peonies at the right time. Of course, the foliage died, and when I did finally cut them back, I found that there were several pips. This was before the first hard frost (see pictures, below).
I cut them back above the pips, leaving them in tact. We've since had our first hard frost and I haven't been out to see the effect yet. Regardless, I'm wondering if I should break them off? Or would it be best to just leave them alone? I noticed that some of the pips are at ground level. Should I mulch them? I really hope I haven't harmed them.
I'm in North-central Massachusetts, zone 5b. Thanks for any help--it'll be greatly appreciated.
