RE: Mediterranean is a Big Word
- Subject: RE: Mediterranean is a Big Word
- From: &* S* <p*@re-taste.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:04:16 +0200
Yes, thats an excellent idea Moira a list of plants who like to have their
roots disturbed and whose who don't. This would be really valuable
information.
Pamela
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Subject: Re: Mediterranean is a Big Word
RE: Mediterranean is a Big Word
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Subject: RE: Mediterranean is a Big Word
At 1:49 PM +0200 9/22/08, Pamela Steele wrote:
......I have been unsure about teasing out the roots when doing so have
always
been very careful but I will now try this method in particular
.....
>>
Tanya replied
Most plants seem to tolerate this, but a few don't like their roots
disturbed at all. Maybe someone has a list of plants that don't like their
roots disturbed?
Perhaps if I start the list off others will add to it. One entire family
which simply does not tolerate even slight root disturbance is the
Proteaceae. No matter how carefully one shifts them after the original
planting I have found it will lead to sudden death. This applies to all the
genera both South African and Australian
You may wonder how one can ever get them started at all, but if one takes
container-grown plants and turns them carefully out of their pots so that
the root ball remains entirely intact they can be safely established
initially (but it really pays to get them exactly in the right place from
the start!).
Moira
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