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Old 21-07-2003, 04:02 AM
Terry Collins
 
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Default Transplanting Grevillias

Dion wrote:

...snip.....

Anyway, while moving it the roots got damaged. The root ball is about
50% of its original size. None of the major roots were damaged, just
a lot of the smaller ones which fell off due to the weight of soil
clumped in with the roots.


The small roots are the important ones for taking in water and
nutrients, so I would suggest a heavy pruning to reduce the demand for
water and nutrients to what the remaining roots can handle.


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