I would dig them up and get them potted up (in something temporary) as soon as you can. Monarda is hard to kill, but a general rule of thumb for perennials is: Move/Transplant Spring Bloomers in the Fall and Summer/Fall Bloomers in the Spring.
Always try to move things OPPOSITE of their bloom cycle.
Monarda is one that should be easy to dig up and move with you. Your new Hummingbird Friends will like it, too!
Yeah, I was reading that about 4” or so in the spring or after blooming in the fall is the best time to move them. I’d let them go this spring & move in the fall, but now that mom knows she could have red/purple flowers, she’s hot to trot! I’ll take a look again & see what I think. The red ones are still fairly small, the purple are taking off!
A lot of mom’s pots are ‘unappealing’ IMO. I’ll have to see if any would look good on the patio. Also, I think we’ll need to get a base to set the pot on that would allow it to be moved around fairly easily - I think I’ve seen something like that. I’m the one going to the house these days, mom not yet - for sure, she won’t like where I site the pots & will want to move them.
“Bye bye dangerous trees” day should be Wed/Thurs .... I found another tree yesterday that HAS to come down, so the total is 5. I have a price for 4 so I hope he doesn’t take advantage ... the 5th tree is on the other side of the property from the first 4 & threatening the cable/power lines .... rotten spots showing up to about 3/4 of its height!
We had HEAVY winds starting Friday night & all day yesterday, gusts to 40 mph. Branches were coming down - nothing too big before I left, but messy. One thing I am really looking forward to: no pine tree debris and no pine cones after the trees are removed - all are pines.
Purple monarda is 12-18” already. It’s grown like crazy since I saw it last week. The red is a little smaller.
The thing to do IMO is let the monarda stay as is until next fall. By then, I should have some raised beds & can transplant.
In the meanwhile, get pots for the patio & just buy a couple of plants for them.