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My tips for Planting New Plants
By admin | October 23, 2007
Sometimes you have to plant when you have the time, even if its in the middle of the afternoon on a hot day. But the ideal time to plant is on a still, overcast day. The point is, stress your new plants as little as possible.
• Water the plants in their pots the day before you intend to plant.
• Don’t remove all the plants from their pots and leave them sitting in the sun for the roots to dry out.
• If the roots are densely packed or growing in a circle, tease them apart, as shown in the photo, so they will stretch out and grow into the surrounding soil.
• Bury the plant to the depth it was in the pot. Too deep and the stem will rot. Too high and the roots will dry out.
• Don’t press down hard on the plants as you cover them. Watering will settle them into the ground.
• Water your newly planted garden as soon as it is planted and make sure it gets at least one inch of water per week.
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