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A ? for Jroot about tranplanting potted up Dahlias?
Comments (3)Oh I wish I was that close to planting. We sometimes get frost in early June, although at present the forecast looks good. I mentioned pinching off the lower leaves ( once the plant is taller) so that the leaves are away from the soil. This allows the air to sweep the lower part of the plant and reduces the amount of mold that can attack the lower leaves. I do this here, and it helps. It is a matter of preference. I don't like looking at moldy leaves. It will survive okay without doing this though. I usually start the plant at approximately the same level as it was in the pot, and once established I hill it a little. An inch or so below won't hurt it. With my brugmansia, I definitely go several inches below the pot soil level, as they are closely related to the tomato family and set out new roots at the new level. Jim,I am one of those guys who loves to experiment. I look at "the rules", and tend to stretch them where ever I can. If it works, great. Thanks for asking though. Good luck with your garden this summer....See MoreQuestion about Potting Up Hostas
Comments (5)Hi there, I live in your zone and I have Hosta's in the ground and in pots. The ones in pots have done wonderful. I use only organic fertilizer's once a year. I give them the fertilizer as soon as I see them coming up in the spring. To Pot them up make sure to make a mound in the center and spread the roots over the mound. Leave the top of the eyes out of the potting mix. I use a combo of MG potting mix with compost, Mushroom compost and cottonburr mix equal parts. One cup of potting mix + one cup of mushroom compost + one cup of cottonburr. This not only feeds them it also makes a good drainage. If you need more help you can contact me via email. This is what they look like when their first coming up in the spring....See More'Up-Potting' - Jes What Is That All About?
Comments (20)Hmmmm, well, I have some of the larger containers and the hosta are new planteeeeees. So what I've done is put more than one hosta into those larger containers. I've teased out some looooong roots, and those hosta are the ones which wound up in the smaller diameter but deeper pots. As time goes by, I shall be removing the burgeoning hosta from the communal planting, and if I am lucky, they shall be the ones that go into the soil. I got one hosta, a Venusta, which arrived with one rather fat but single 3 inch long root. I was really worried about it, and put it in a small container. I babied it for about three weeks before I realized....it died. I could not believe someone had actually shipped me such a bad looking hosta. Live and learn. It wasn't the pot. I really don't have enough money to put all my hosta into containers that are "too big" for them. But I love large containers for large shrubs that will create some shade for my hosta. Perhaps by the time spring arrives, I'll have a few requiring new or larger pots. But I think not. If any come up smaller than they were when originally planted, I'm leaving them as they are. However, would you believe that in my pot moving this fall, I discovered some roots peeking out the bottom? Now, those dudes may have to be given deeper pots. It's going to be neat to see what happens, my first real spring with hosta EVERYWHERE. .....wheeeeeeeeeeee...See MoreNewbie question: Potting soil cakes up, seedlings fail... help!
Comments (7)if the final destination of your plants is in a perennial bed or veggie garden, you can just leave the plants in the seed starting mix until you plant them out. For me in zone 6, I start my seeds early in the year under lights.... After they get a set of true leaves, I fertilize with highly diluted ratios. I do this for a wide variety of perennials and some veggies. The tomatoes I just planted out were 10ins tall coming from the 2-3 in coco pot cell....See MoreSammers510
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Moses, Pittsburgh, W. PA., zone 5/6, USA