OK.. I hope we arent talking about rhodos that are 6 feet high, right?
go to the garden center and ask for anti-dessicant. spray it top and bottom of the
leaf, let it dry overnight. it helps prevent transplant shock and loss of
moisture.
forget lower on the trunk ... when you dig a nice large rootball (out to the edge of
the branches) you will not need to dig very deep. my rhodos are maybe 3 feet high
and only need about 18 inch deep rootball. actually, after digging around the plant
simply slip the spade in under the plant and rock it till it comes up. now plant
that so the top 4 inches are higher than the surrounding soil (unless this is a VERY
well drained area) and mulch heavily. the idea is you are going to be watering this
every day for a week, and then every other day for a week and you dont want the
rootball to be soggy ever. rather the water will drain well. unless your soil is
acid, mulch with acid forming mulches. Ingrid

"Treetops" wrote:
What did you mean by "spray with cloud cover(antidessicant) day, move next
day"?
Also you said "plant em high". Do you mean the finished soil line should be
lower on the trunk than before transplanting? If so, why and by how much?
Newbie gardener.......thanks again.


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