Re: hints for moving a large shrub (cross posted)
- Subject: Re: hints for moving a large shrub (cross posted)
- From: "Karen B." a*@earthlink.net
- Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2002 00:09:56 -0400
Marge Talt wrote:
> Puddle your plants in when you replant; i.e. put plant in
> pre-prepared hole (which should have surrounding soil loosened, if
> not dug over, to min. 3x diameter of rootball), direct sharp blast of
> hose on rootball to fill hole with water and mix rootball soil with
> hole soil; wait for water to drain; back fill a bit; repeat hosing;
> backfill some more; repeat hosing; complete fill and create shallow
> rim around rootball area to hold water; water more gently; mulch and
> water again. Wait for water to drain away between each fill and
> water. This ensures that the plant roots are in firm contact with
> the new soil - no air pockets. Do NOT tamp soil, just let the water
> settle it.
Hi all,
I use this method whenever I plant anything - shrub, tree. perennial, or
annual. To me, it seems easier and quicker than to just fill the hole
with soil then have to stand there and water long enough for the water to
soak all the way to the base of the plant.
Karen
z5a
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