Re: soil mixing
- Subject: Re: soil mixing
- From: C*
- Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2001 13:40:26 -0400
Nor argument there, but it seems to me that if you make a statement like that on
a hosta forum, and if it doesn't apply to hostas to any significant degree,
which I don't think it does, you might want to qualify it a bit.
Chick
Bill Meyer wrote:
> Hi Chick,
> I think the answer to your question has to do with the type of
> plant we're talking about. What Joe and Dan said about trees and shrubs
> applies because they keep the same roots from year to year. Because of this
> the planting hole is very important. These roots must move into the
> surrounding soil or the plants will face serious problems within a few
> years. Many perennials, including hostas, grow new roots every year so the
> roots they had in the pot will be replaced by new ones adapted to their new
> soil. If you plant a hosta early in the season, then dig it up later, you
> will see plenty of new roots. According to Bob Solberg in his recent article
> in the DelMarVa Hosta Society newsletter, hostas grow the new season's roots
> only after the new leaves are completely filled out. Because of this he
> recommends transplanting hostas already growing in the ground in late
> summer, rather than early spring.
>
> ..........Bill Meyer
>
> > zonneveld wrote:
> >
> > > So if there is large difference between the garden
> > > soil and your amendement/ the soil in the pot, the roots are not fit
> > > for your garden soil They dont make new roots because they
> > > already have roots but of the wrong kind!.
> >
> > We had this discussion a couple of years ago and I still have the same
> > question.
> >
> > If the statement is true, why don't we have any problems with 99% of the
> > plants we grow? It sounds good in theory, but the fact is that virtually
> > none of the plants you buy, with maybe the exception of b&b trees and
> > shrubs, are grown in soil that resembles what most people have in their
> > gardens. Almost everything now is grown in peat and/or bark. Since very
> > few of us have garden soil that is primarily peat or bark, why do we have
> > so few problems getting plants to grow?
> >
> > Chick
> >
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