Re: transplant problem
- To: s*@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: [sibrob] transplant problem
- From: J*@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 14:48:19 EDT
From: Jpwflowers@aol.com
Sounds like the transplants are too wet with not enough drainage. After
several similar experiences we always add granite grit to soilless potting
mixes to provide additional drainage. We get it at an Agway store in an
agricultural area. The product is sold as an additive to chicken/poultry
feed and comes in several sizes (starter, grower, developer, turkey - small
to large size). We find grower to be the best. I think you could also use
coarse sand if you cannot find this grani-grit.
I think it is also very important not to soak the bareroot rhizomes for too
long before planting. Unless they arrive very dry I think 2-3 hours is
plenty of time and certainly not more than 24 hours. This is especially true
for spring transplants, though in summer you have to be careful to change the
water regularly when soaking because the air temperatures are usually higher.
I wish I had some good suggestions on saving them once the rot starts but
that is very hard to do and probably requires heavy duty fungicides which we
do not use.
If you can water your transplants every day in the spring I think the best
place for them is straight in the ground where they can get the drainage they
need.
Siberians are miffy. Just when you think you understand tham some new
wrinkle shows up. Jan Sacks
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