Transplanting/New Garden
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had to transplant garden...problem!
Comments (13)I've been watering it in the morning and in the evening once the sun is out of the back yard. A few of the leaves of the cucs are looking better but its still not looking lively at all. The tomatoes....some of the leaves are getting crunchy, dead dead..... I'll just keep watering and see what happens. Its in the 90's here every day already so as far as tomatoes, I do not have any time to start new. The first few years i did gardens, I started a little later than this year and last year and stuff was dieing once it was getting too hot, regardless of how much I watered it....See MoreStarting tubers inside and transplanting to garden questions
Comments (4)Welcome to the world of dahlias, elle. Do your new tubers show signs of growth? A pale shoot or bulging light green or purplish eye? Try the baggie method to encourage them, if not. Once you see a bulging eye or shoot you can pot them up leaving a bit of stem exposed. Cover the rest with soil, water lightly and keep in light/warmth. When transplanting outside, I aim to keep the tuber/roots at least 4" deep, more often 6". It isn't really the old stem, but the new growth and the roots that you want protected in their holes at that depth. Some people plant much deeper. 2)Planting on their side- in the case of a single yam-like tuber you want to plant them eye upward, lying flat like a carrot on a cutting board, in the bottom of your hole. Sometimes the shoot comes off at a funny angle and I angle the tuber so the shoot aims up straight. It doesn't seem to matter that much. The tuber will develop roots and the shoot will find it's way upward. If a clump, just plant so the shoot can grow upward; the stem and root position doesn't matter so much. 3)4-6" down for the base of new growth would be good. Some plant deeper. The important things are: verify growth before bothering to plant, prepare your soil well, wait til the soil is warmed to 60 degrees or so and horribly wet. Protect from slugs and snails. See www.dahlias.net Care and Culture for more advice. Good luck!...See MoreUgh..new to gardening and transplant question
Comments (2)What I don't understand about rhizomes is counterintuitive, but I'm trying to keep some exposed. It takes mine longer to bloom by covering them up, but I got some gorgeous blooms on ones I planted wrong. What I cannot understand is when they multiply naturally, sure they don't bloom the first year, but bloom like crazy when they decide to kick in, and the rhizomes are completely covered nature's way....See MoreNew house...new garden, hosta transplanting?
Comments (4)IF IT WERE ME .... find the best/closest soil selling place ... go there... find some nice soil ... i might have to visit a couple places ... then i would order enough to make a small bed .... couple yards ???? flatten it enough so you can water it... and put all 75 into this one bed .... maybe on a 1 foot by one foot grid .... and start watering... make a map ... and walk away .... BECAUSE YOU NEED TO WORK ON THE HOUSE .... ... i would try to have everything planted within 30 days.. so they can grab hold.. and not heave during the winter ... you will have most of october and november.. to figure out what to do with heavy clay .. and maybe start a few beds.... for moving the plants in the spring ..... BUT THE PLANTS SHOULD BE IN THERE WINTER LOCATION BY 9/15 AT THE LATEST IN ZONE 5 .... but just in case it all gets too over whelming.. they will already be in the pile of good soil ....... i dont know if the typed word is expressing what i am trying to say .... all i know.. when i moved... plants really interfered.. with finding out where all the pots and pans and sheets.. and everything else you need is packed ... try to make the plant part as easy and fast as possible... good luck and congrats on the new house ... ken...See MoreCandace
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