gday again all,
id also like some advice on moving plants. is it too early to start
moving tree ferns, azaleas, camellias and fruit trees? and anyone ever
dug up and moved rosemary? can i move mine or will it die?
tree ferns ive moved before, seemed easy enough, but what do the others
like you to do when you shift them? any suggestions greatfully accepted!

cheers,
evan.

Water the plants well if you are not in Sydney then get your spade & dig
down at the perimeter of the reach of the branches to cut any roots going
out wide. Leave it a week for the plant to adjust to the loss of roots then
lift the plants out with the spade / fork and move them to their
destination. Give it a bit of B&B in the new hole and water the plant in.
If the plants want to fall over, stakes & stockings.
Should work.
Oh yeah, keep the cats out of it.
Jock

"evan" wrote in message
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gday again all,
id also like some advice on moving plants. is it too early to start
moving tree ferns, azaleas, camellias and fruit trees? and anyone ever
dug up and moved rosemary? can i move mine or will it die?
tree ferns ive moved before, seemed easy enough, but what do the others
like you to do when you shift them? any suggestions greatfully accepted!

cheers,
evan.

"evan" wrote in message
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gday again all,
id also like some advice on moving plants. is it too early to start
moving tree ferns, azaleas, camellias and fruit trees? and anyone ever
dug up and moved rosemary? can i move mine or will it die?
tree ferns ive moved before, seemed easy enough, but what do the others
like you to do when you shift them? any suggestions greatfully accepted!

The whole trick with moving plants of any type is to get as much of the root
ball as possible. Some handle root loss better than others.
Plant growth slows down in winter, so it's the best time to move them. Say
about July/August/September. That way the move won't shock them much at all,
and as they go in their new spot they will be ready to start growing almost
straight away and get the roots out.
Give them a water a day before. Move them, then a water in. Just don't
overwater in the new spot.

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Good luck
cheers,
evan.

Forgot to mention. Usually getting the roots out to the dripline is a
minimum, and more is usually better. Have the new hole already dug, so as to
make the move as quick as possible.