Re: Help-Sandy Potting Soil Falling Away from Rootball
- Subject: Re: Help-Sandy Potting Soil Falling Away from Rootball
- From: R* D* <s*@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 06:20:57 -0800
At 10:00 PM 11/20/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I just purchased some native plants and three Quercus douglasii, blue oaks,
are planted in narrow tapering plastic pots (about 4 x 12 inches) with very
sandy soil that falls away from the rootball when I remove them from the
pot. Does anyone know of a technique to keep the soil from falling away
from the roots? I hate to have all those tiny root hairs torn away.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Linda Starr
>Springville Gardens
Linda:
How dry is your soil when you remove the pot? Moisture will help retain the
sand. I trust this will not make separating from the wall more difficult.
Even with plants in ProMix and other peat mixtures, it is hard to keep the
soil in one piece if the roots haven't penetrated the whole soil mix and the
attempt is made on a dry pot.
Richard F. Dufresne
1216 Okeeweemee-Star Road
Star, North Carolina 27356 USA
910-428-4704
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