How to Re-Plant Garden Plants
Re-planting garden plants is sometimes necessary when we’re making major changes in our gardens. Here’s how to re-plant garden plants successfully.
Decide on the New Spot
This may sound funny, but a lot of people don’t actually plan in advance where they want to relocate their plants. When moving around plants, make sure that they spend the least time out of the soil as possible. To do that, you have to make sure that the conditions in their original place are the same in their new spot. If your garden plant thrives on sunshine, make sure the new spot is not in a shady part.
Dig up a new hole before even taking a step to uproot the plant. Make sure that you have the necessary tools with you, which all depend on the plant’s size. Some plants might even require a wheelbarrow and some extra hands to relocate, so plan ahead.
Digging it Up
If you’re planning to do some root pruning along with your re-planting, forget it. If your plant needs root pruning, better do it a couple of months before you relocate it. Remember that the best time to re-plant a garden plant is in Spring or Fall, so do your root pruning a few months before these seasons. This will give the plant some time to recover and recuperate to allow it to adjust.
When digging up the roots, try not to cut or damage any of the major roots. However, it’s perfectly okay to cut some of the other roots if it’s making it hard to completely remove from its original location.
Re-planting
Once you’ve dug up the hole for the new location, review if the soil is healthy enough. Is the soil too rocky or hard, or have too much clay? Add in some sterilized soil in the hole to make the plant’s new home before putting the plant in if that is the case. Mix up some root growth or fertilizer in the soil to make sure that the plant doesn’t have a hard time finding nutrients.
Pat down the soil firmly but don’t pack it in too hard, layer by layer. Just make sure that there aren’t any air bubbles in the soil.
After Re-planting
Water the plant thoroughly to keep the roots from drying out and to get rid of air bubbles in the soil. Just put in water just a little before water starts pooling around the plant.