Re: Moving large Rhoddie
- Subject: Re: Moving large Rhoddie
- From: D* G*
- Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 08:10:20 -0400
At 05:04 AM 6/6/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>A house down the street from me is being torn down and a sub division
>taking it's place. In front of the house is a magnificent and huge
>rhododendron-in full bloom right now.
No big deal. Spray it thoroughly with an anti-desiccant such as wilt-pruf
(and I mean *thoroughly* both top and bottom of leaf surfaces - all leaf
surfaces.
Then dig up as many roots as you can - leaving as much of a root ball as
you can manage. The instructions for doing a root ball digging job are in
most good gardening books.
Replant - keep well watered for at least a month. If planting in full sun
(a no-no anyway) - keep shaded until it recovers and starts to regrow.
I know commercial guys who routinely move large bushes in full leaf - the
key is the anti-desiccant.
You can use this for almost any plant you want to move at any time of year.
Doug
Author, Columnist and Gardener
http://www.gardeningonthe.net for all your gardening questions answered
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