2006-10-21 14:15:00 · 8 answers · asked by songbird 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
I'm in Georgia and have several different types of sedum. once they have bloomed and faded it is usually end of October and everything else is fading and dying back. I cut it all down and sprinkle pine straw over the bed. Pull up the annuals and cut the perennials. m
2006-10-21 21:17:00 · answer #1 · answered by Mache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people leave sedum through the winter for some winter garden interest in the yard - they like that fuzzy headed look.
Some people leave their perennials til spring, figuring that the stalks and leaves help provide some cover for the plants through the winter, plus catch more snow, and act as an insulator to prevent freezing and thawing cycles, which may heave the plant from the ground.
Some people also leave any seedheads to feed the birds.
2006-10-21 18:59:54 · answer #2 · answered by judy a 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This can be done in the fall or spring. It's really the gardeners preference. However, I find in my zone (5b) it's helpful to cut them back by half in the fall. This tidies them up plus keeps snow trapped around the plant and keeps the soil at a more or less constant temperature (protecting from sudden thaws). In the spring, I cut them back completely.
2006-10-22 07:15:39 · answer #3 · answered by Garfield 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can be done either way. I do some of mine in the fall, especially if they tend to be plants that reseed themselves and become invasive. I have never had that problem with sedum tho. I like to leave some of my plants out for shelter for the birds too. In the spring, I am anxious to be outside working, so cutting down & cleaning up keeps my happy.
2006-10-22 07:32:26 · answer #4 · answered by Hallon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say a definite, yes. We trim all of our perennials back for winter. Not only does it make your yard look neater but it helps to get rid of any pests or diseased foliage. Then in the spring you have less work when your plants start growing.
2006-10-21 16:49:34 · answer #5 · answered by Koko 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cut them back whenever you want, after flowering is the best time if they have nice flowers. sedum can be pruned at any time, if you have a large patch use a brushcutter
2006-10-21 19:13:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perennial plants all benifit from cutting back after flowering as they die back over winter anyway.
2006-10-21 16:11:22 · answer #7 · answered by tassie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can wait until spring.
2006-10-21 15:15:04 · answer #8 · answered by whataboutme 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋