I am new and I have some gardening questions

18 years ago

Hi my name is Barb, I'm new to gardening and new to Garden Web. I have a couple of questions:

I have some Poppies, Fox Glove, Strawberries, Raspberries and other plants that I would like to move in my yard...can I do that now?

My husband went to Lowes and came back with a Sugar Plum Tree, the tag says Cinuela De Azucar Prunus domestica "sugar"...Do I need to send him back for another one for pollination? TIA

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SeniorBalloon
18 years ago
The strwaberries and Raspberries will be fine to move now. Depending on the type, the foxgloves will be ok, but will not get as big as the ones you don't move. I don't have any experience with moving poppies. Are these the Oriental papvers? I have read they don't like to be moved at all. The california popies will probably be ok and I would guess that the meconopsis type woud be too, but like I said I don't have any actual experience with moving any of them.

Do a google search on the tree. If it's a fruting variety and you want it to set fruit, it will likely need a pollinator. And it may need a different variety of plum.

jb
seattlesuze
18 years ago
I have successfully moved several different kinds of poppies in the spring and early summer. If you dig them so that the root ball isn't disturbed, they won't even know you moved them. I've done the same with foxgloves.

I googled your tree and came up with zip. I also searched on Raintree Nursery's pollination chart to no avail. The best I can tell you is that you have one of several types of native (domestica) plums. You might contact Raintree and ask their horticulturist. They're a great resource.

Here is a link that might be useful: Raintree Nursery
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"Small, oval fruit; skin dark reddish-purple, covered with thick bloom, very tender; flesh golden-yellow, juicy, tender, sweet, mild; quality very good; stone free; ripens early. Excellent fresh; good for drying and canning. Tree moderately vigorous, spreading; hardy; self-fertile, productive. Originated in Santa Rosa, California by Luther Burbank. Introduced in 1899."

"Self-fertile" and "productive" are indications that you won't have to plant another variety to get adequate cropping--at least as far as pollination requirements are concerned.
cangrow
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Make sure to wear gloves when moving the Foxglove (digitalis). All parts of the plant are toxic, and some people react to even skin contact.

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