Several random points......I often hear that the oldies are more hardy than our newer ones but I am certain there were many oldies that weren't hardy and are gone now. Survival of the fittest and what oldies remain were the fittest. Celia...thanks for the kind offer. I grow a few of the germanicas and have very limited room
Banding? That's the term I use for putting a handful or two or pellets or granular fertilizer in a circle around but a few inches from the plant.