Article: CLEMATIS LIKES GOOD COMPOST AND DRAINAGE.(Spotlight on Home and Gardening)

Byline: John L. Cretti Rocky Mountain horticulturist

Question: For the past several years we purchased clematis vines from the garden center and planted them according to directions. We've added sheep and peat to the soil, used root stimulator with vitamin B1 and various plant foods as the garden center recommended, but our plants still die. Please help! What's the secret to growing clematis? - K.D., Thornton

Answer: Clematis does best in a soil supplied with a generous portion of compost and soils that are well drained. Heavy loam or clay soils generally do not provide favorable growing conditions for this durable flowering vine. Be careful on what ...

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