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You will find that most shrubs & Plants
are sold in pots and can be planted in the
ground at anytime of the year, apart from
when the ground is frozen or waterlogged.
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Lets presume you have purchased a shrub
or plant, so now you need to decide were
it should go. When you buy make sure it
has an information tag, this tells you the
name what conditions it prefers to grow
in, this gives you an idea of were it would
be best planted in your garden. |
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You need to prepare the ground by digging
the area over and removing all weeds.
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Dig a hole about twice as wide as the
container. Add some well rotted manure
or compost to the hole and mix in with
some soil.
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Next remove the plant from its pot.
If you find that the roots are tightly
compact around the root-ball, then just
slightly tease some roots free, but
be careful , this will encourage rapid
rooting.
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Place the plant in the hole. Now fill
in the sides of the hole. Once you have
done that firm down the soil, but gently.
By doing that you get rid of any air
pockets that my be trapped surrounding
the plants roots. You may need to add
more soil.
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Now you need to water the plant/Shrub,
but first create a saucer shaped trench
around the plant. This will prevent
the water running away and guarantees
that the roots will get a good soaking.
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Once that's out of the way add a bit
of mulch around the surface. If you
plant in summer , rake fertilizer around
the plant instead of mulch.
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