Comments on: Moving Plants in July

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 01:25:35 +0000

Susan, have you ever tried Moisturin? We spray it on everything we transplant… and last summer, we moved a 9′ tall pieris in August. Not only did it survive, it’s doing great. You could probably get a great interview out of the inventor; he is SO excited about the product, he’ll talk your ear off.

By: Susan Harris

Susan Harris — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:10:14 +0000

Bob, your criticism would be more helpful if it included any specific examples, which I welcome. In the meanwhile, here’s my page about organic gardening (including how it relates to sustainability): http://www.sustainable-gardening.com/Organics/Organic.php
And on the home page of my site (www.sustainable-gardening.com) is the statement that sustainability is more goal than realizable reality, since our gardens would revert to forest without attention from the gardener.

By: Bob Nold

Bob Nold — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:24:02 +0000

Seems to me that you are consistently confusing “sustainable” with “organic”. Well, no, it doesn’t seem to me, you are. Irrigation is not “sustainable”.

By: Charlotte Snyder

Charlotte Snyder — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:53:42 +0000

Yes, I know about moving plants in July! I’m a school librarian, and I have to work in my garden when I can; spring and fall are too busy, with my two jobs, to allow much time. This weekend, in fact, I moved a bluestem, 2 Joe Pye Weeds, and numerous black-eyed Susans and purple coneflowers. What I do is: 1) dig the transplanting hole and fill it with water; 2) refill it with water; 3) dig up the plant and take it to the hole and plop it into the water; 4) fill in around with soil; 5) hand water the next couple of days. I’ve been using this method for a while and this year I even transplanted a few things on those heat-alert days and have not lost a single one. I’m chipping away at my lawn, bit by bit!

By: Layanee

Layanee — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:27:04 +0000

That is gardener’s ingenuity! I have found those lovely paper parasols at the local ‘lot’ store and have resorted to using them for shade over the moved items. Umbrellas also work if you are willing to sacrifice the handle and poke it into the ground. I thought of ‘Black Mondo’ grass as a good companion for your lysimachia and, while it is short, it is a bit architectural!

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:06:11 +0000

Hey, I have a WHEELBARROW over an oakleaf hydrangea right now, so, to each his or her own. But, it is in the back so no one thinks I just don’t clean up.