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Planting 7gallon Gardenias- August Beauties
Posted on 10/26/20 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 10/26/20 at 1:19 pm
I have five of them being delivered this week. I have never planted shrubbery or trees. Other than digging holes and mulching well, what else should I do?
Potash?
Something else?
Potash?
Something else?
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Posted on 10/26/20 at 1:40 pm to deeprig9
water?
Posted on 10/26/20 at 1:56 pm to deeprig9
Watch a few youtube vids on planting shrubs first
Make sure the hole is appropriately sized, that you break up the root ball, till the walls of the hole, don't plant the shrub too deep.
I mix some Dr. Earth's Root Zone in the planting soil along with some sand since my soil is essentially clay
Make sure the hole is appropriately sized, that you break up the root ball, till the walls of the hole, don't plant the shrub too deep.
I mix some Dr. Earth's Root Zone in the planting soil along with some sand since my soil is essentially clay
Posted on 10/26/20 at 2:30 pm to deeprig9
Good fact sheet on planting shrubs from Clemson. LINK, if you have poorly draining clay soil plant to a depth where the top of the root ball is 2 to 4 inches above landscape bed grade, and never plant where the top of the root ball is below grade, and that includes settling that might occur. Don’t amend the soil placed back into the planting hole - just the native soil you removed.
No need to fertilize until next spring. Just water well during dry spells, even during winter. Remember Gardenias thrive in acidic soil - have you checked your soil pH?
No need to fertilize until next spring. Just water well during dry spells, even during winter. Remember Gardenias thrive in acidic soil - have you checked your soil pH?
This post was edited on 10/26/20 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 10/26/20 at 4:32 pm to deeprig9
If it doesn't fit in the hole you dug, just step on the root ball until it does.
Posted on 11/3/20 at 2:34 pm to deeprig9
One of yall should have told me "rent a bobcat".
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