Name: Bonnie Sojourner Harris Brake Lake, Arkansas (Zone 7a) Magnolia zone
At this stage I would not disturb the roots for a couple of weeks. I only attempt to lift a rhizome when there is no growth at all and the rhizome is looking a bit discolored or shrunken. If the rhizome is firm and just sitting there I watch to see what it does.
Thro' all the tumult and the strife I hear the music ringing; It finds an echo in my soul— How can I keep from singing?