On Sun, 19 Aug 2018 10:44:19 +0100, Janet wrote:

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Hi,
Back again.
I have planted around sixty Olearia, and
they are coming along fairly well. I have planted some in a line on
stony soil, using compost to fill the hole. These are a bitt sluggish
growth wise and the foliage isn't dense at all. They are still under a
metre, whereas the others planted in deeper soil are a good few cm
higher.

I am hoping that the roots will find their way into the earth
eventually.

Just as a general principle, I've long since given up putting superior
compost /planting medium into planting holes. Roots then tend to stay in
the planting hole where the best conditions are, when what you really
want is for them to head west looking for new territory in firm ground,
to establish a good grip before the new plant is subjected to wind rock
in coastal gales.
Janet.

Thank you. Fairly obvious really now you have pointed it out.

I would have plodded on for years in ignorance without that pointer.

Many thanks, I will stop pampering the next batch.


AB