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Raven · 05-11-2005, 05:00 AM

when you transplant anything....sensative or otherwise
you need to be aware of several things
first: is the critical rotational position... ..>> mark the staulk somehow<<
or in other words ...the plants orientation or position to the sun...
so if its on the east side....it needs to grow again on the east side..

second: anytime you dig up something you generally are killing off the finest
roots ((almost invisable to the naked eye...)) and as a result it becomes out of balance....meaning now..
the roots cannot SUPPORT the above ground growth.
So you have to trim it back proportionally to restore the balance.

third: make sure that the recieving hole where your going to transplant it to...
has deeper soil than before....so its loving life afterwards and not put into a less friendly
---> soil environment...throw in some bone meal for flowering
and or make sure it gets the same amount of sun ,shade, or watering as before...
the recieving hole should be prepared
well in advance of removing it.....
so that the dug up plant sits with its roots drying up
for the least amount of time as possible....
like..... less than a minute...!!!

make sure you step on the soil a bit to remove
any air pockets as you go.

05-11-2005, 05:00 AM	#2
Raven ........ iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 22,805 Blog Entries: 1	transplanting plants when you transplant anything....sensative or otherwise you need to be aware of several things first: is the critical rotational position... ..>> mark the staulk somehow<< or in other words ...the plants orientation or position to the sun... so if its on the east side....it needs to grow again on the east side.. second: anytime you dig up something you generally are killing off the finest roots ((almost invisable to the naked eye...)) and as a result it becomes out of balance....meaning now.. the roots cannot SUPPORT the above ground growth. So you have to trim it back proportionally to restore the balance. third: make sure that the recieving hole where your going to transplant it to... has deeper soil than before....so its loving life afterwards and not put into a less friendly ---> soil environment...throw in some bone meal for flowering and or make sure it gets the same amount of sun ,shade, or watering as before... the recieving hole should be prepared well in advance of removing it..... so that the dug up plant sits with its roots drying up for the least amount of time as possible.... like..... less than a minute...!!! make sure you step on the soil a bit to remove any air pockets as you go.