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Planting shrubs
Have I left it too late to plant shrubs and small trees?
I have a fast-becoming-pot-bound apple tree and a couple of shrubs I want to move from front to back garden. I've been told that autumn and spring are the correct times of year but The Great Titch and Charlie Dimmock seem to chuck em in regardless of time of year. Vicky |
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"Vicky" wrote in message ... Have I left it too late to plant shrubs and small trees? I have a fast-becoming-pot-bound apple tree and a couple of shrubs I want to move from front to back garden. I've been told that autumn and spring are the correct times of year but The Great Titch and Charlie Dimmock seem to chuck em in regardless of time of year. Vicky Bear in mind that when footage is televised it may be up to 18 months old, they work that far ahead in some cases. I would say that if the tree is potbound it will be grateful for planting out regardless of the time of year. In the case of shrubs, I would say that in the absence of specific instructions, just after flowering would be the most logical time to do it, this gives it the maximum settling-in time before next flowering. HTH Steve |
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writes Have I left it too late to plant shrubs and small trees? I have a fast-becoming-pot-bound apple tree and a couple of shrubs I want to move from front to back garden. The apple would be best out of its pot and into the garden as soon as you can. The shrubs would be better moved in autumn or spring, but if you need to do it now, do so with as little root disturbance as possible and keep them well watered for the whole of this summer. I move things at any time of the year on the principle that the best time is when I have the energy and necessary urge ;-) I've been told that autumn and spring are the correct times of year but The Great Titch and Charlie Dimmock seem to chuck em in regardless of time of year. Plants that have been grown in containers can be planted out at any time of year, but bare rooted plants - ie ones which have been dug straight out of the soil - are best planted in the dormant season, ie winter to spring, but not when the ground is frozen. Garden Centre plants are almost always container grown. Nurseries will sell bare rooted plants, but will only do so at the correct planting times. -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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