Re: Sandy Potting Soil Falling From Rootball

Richard,
 
Thank you for the hint about keeping the soil moist before planting.  In those pots the soil was actually very moist and the trees were supposed to be two years old.  But blue oak grow very slowly.  The roots at the bottom of the pot stayed together better than the top of the pot.  Today, I had someone come over to help me.  I slit the pots open down the side and eased the rootball out and held it in the planting hole while my friend backfilled with dirt.  Planting with two people helped with those oaks in the narrow pots.  I think the long narrow pots are harder to plant from than the wider ones Once I had dislodged the oak from the pot yesterday and there was no one nearby to help me - I had to just do the best I could with the plant at that time.
 
Linda Starr
Springville Gardens
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