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Re: Roddies

Aley,

If the root ball was poorly established, it would prove a sage thing to
prune heavily your bush. Rhodies can handle heavy pruning no prob: usually
they sprout strongly. It will serve to 'activate' the plant.
It is MOST impostant not to plant your rhodie too deep. The root surface
should be right at soil level. If your natural soil is heavy or drainage a
problem, your best bet is to grow your plant above the soil, in a raised
bed. Take good care of keeping the soil moist but NEVER overwatered: the
root system will rot in no time. Perhaps your dripping hose constant flow
will be too much...

Good luck!

Jose
-----Original Message-----
From: (Aley) Diane Dornbusch <aley@primeline.net>
To: 'woodyplants@mallorn.com' <woodyplants@mallorn.com>
Date: miércoles 24 de junio de 1998 17:44
Subject: Roddies



Dear Listmates
I have just transplanted a suffering four foot rhododendron it was in strong
sunlight all day long and suffered greatly. The rootball was not very well
established, I had originally bought this plant at this size two years ago
and wanted it growing near my pond and had hoped that my neighbors trees
would grow enough to establish good shade. They didn't causing severe stress
to the plant which lost all of her bottom leaves however there are two new
sprout coming up from the bottom.
I have now planted it under my birch trees which give lots of shade and
gentle environment I have the area cover in cedar bark chips and have  the
run off from a dripping hose constantly flowing into the surrounding peat,
sand, soil, mixture.
I also managed to break off a branch and inserted the cuttings from this
branch into the soil in the area of the dripping hose.
Is there anything else I can do for her and for her offspring.
Thank you
Aley


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