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Transplanting PJM Rhodos
I need to move my PJM Rhodos; too much sun and crowded. They are just starting to blossom (zone 4) and seem fairly healthy.
What is your opinion on moving them as soon as flowering is completed and before the full heat of summer? Any tips on doing this? Thanks |
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Transplanting PJM Rhodos
"Treetops" wrote:
I need to move my PJM Rhodos; too much sun and crowded. They are just starting to blossom (zone 4) and seem fairly healthy. What is your opinion on moving them as soon as flowering is completed and before the full heat of summer? When transplanting a large plant several steps should be followed. First, it is best to stimulate a tight root ball by root pruning the plants to be moved about a year before moving. This is accomplished by cutting a circle around the plant stem with a shovel to cut off roots that extend beyond this point. This radius is usually slightly smaller than half way to the drip line. Second, it is best to move when the plant is dormant and not stressed. This would be in the spring and fall when the plant is still dormant but the soil is not frozen. Moving in the fall before the ground freezes is preferable if you don't have a problem with frost heaving. Sometimes winter freezing and thawing cycles can actually lift a transplanted plant out of the ground where the roots are then desiccated and the plant dies. For this reason, it is safer to transplant in the spring after the ground thaws in climates where frost heaving is a problem. Third, take precautions to preserve the integrity of the root ball. Tie the ball together and support is so it doesn't fall apart. Finally, pruning the top helps match the demands of the top to the capability of the roots after they are stressed by the move. People have been known to cut the top off wild rhododendron before moving and the plants have come back with superior shape. This is drastic and not recommended for a plant you don't want to risk loosing. Rhododendron and azaleas have dormant buds beneath the bark which sprout to form new growth after severe pruning, hence severe pruning which removes 1/3 to 1/2 of leaf area is quite common when transplanting. In general you can transplant your PJM's anytime, but by not following the above procedure, you are increasing the set back they will take. If they are stressed already, they may not recover. In any case they will need watering for a while until they get established. Don't overwater, but make sure they get water when they start showing any wilt. Visit my Rhododendron and Azalea web pages at: http://www.users.fast.net/~shenning/rhody.html Also visit the Rhododendron and Azalea Bookstore at: http://members.aol.com/rhodyman/rhodybooks.html Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA |
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Transplanting PJM Rhodos
yeah.. they are shallow rooted so water them well day 1, spray with cloud cover
(antidessicant) day, move em next day, plant em high, mulch them and keep em well watered all summer. Ingrid "Treetops" wrote: I need to move my PJM Rhodos; too much sun and crowded. They are just starting to blossom (zone 4) and seem fairly healthy. What is your opinion on moving them as soon as flowering is completed and before the full heat of summer? Any tips on doing this? Thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Transplanting PJM Rhodos
Dr-Solo thanks. It sounds like I can successfully transplant them. Flowering
should be finished in about a week. 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. wrote in message ... yeah.. they are shallow rooted so water them well day 1, spray with cloud cover (antidessicant) day, move em next day, plant em high, mulch them and keep em well watered all summer. Ingrid "Treetops" wrote: I need to move my PJM Rhodos; too much sun and crowded. They are just starting to blossom (zone 4) and seem fairly healthy. What is your opinion on moving them as soon as flowering is completed and before the full heat of summer? Any tips on doing this? Thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Transplanting PJM Rhodos
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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Transplanting PJM Rhodos
Thanks Ingrid
Decided I better get a bit more detailed knowledge on PJM's. For those who want more PJM info, this site (see culture) was very useful: http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/plantl...dodendron.html Your input was certainly on the money........thanks again. Treetops wrote in message ... 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. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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