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I need help. A few years ago I planted a Clematis at the base of my laundry T, well last winter the ice storm broke my T. I need to put a new one up but am afraid to mess with the plant? It took me 5 different trys to get one to grow. Should I leave the broken T (stands about 5-4 foot high) and just put new T behind it? Please help. I went without my line all summer because this was the first summer she ever bloomed. Plants: 8 | From: Indiana | Registered: Jan 2005
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Clematis plants are tougher than they look. I have mine planted on my clothesline poles and the winter winds always break the one of them away from it's wire support. I just man-handle the vine in the spring by grabbing it with my hands and pulling it to the top of the post where I wrap part of the vine around a nail to hold it up.
I don't think putting in another pole will hurt it, especially if you use the same hole as last time. I plant annuals in a bed around my poles and dig up the soil to loosen it right next to my clematis plants. They don't even seem to notice.
* * * * Terry
May the force be with you Plants: 1370 | From: Copper Hill, Virginia | Registered: Apr 2004
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