Don't
Tease Our Roots |
Thank you for
visiting Hello Hello, Plant Farms.
we want you to get your plants home safely and have them thriving in your garden.
Summer is the best time of year for planting as plants take root and grow quickly but
there are some pitfalls. |
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Chris’
three pearls of wisdom |
| 1. Don’t cook or
wind burn them on the way home. |
| 2. Keep the poor
buggers moist. |
| 3. Take ‘em
straight out of the pot, put them in the ground & don't tease their roots. |
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Transporting
your plants
It is best to carry your plants in an enclosed vehicle.
Ask our staff for sheets of plastic and bags to protect the inside of your car. If you
need a hand to pack your plants into the car ask our staff. Once your car is filled with
plants avoid parking it in a sunny position, as your plants will cook. If you do have to
park, park in the shade and leave a window down.
Transporting plants in summer in trailers and
open utilities can result in severe wind damage. If you are planning to take your new
purchase home in the back of a vehicle and you are not experienced at how to do it
successfully please ask our staff for advice prior to loading. It is best to lay your
plants down, a small loss of potting mix from the plant pots won't harm your trees and
shrubs. to minimise wind damage drive home at just 60 km per hour. |
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| Caring for your
plants |
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Watering
In summer all of
Hello Hello's
Plant Farms nursery stock is given a good soak every day and twice on hot days. Do the
same to your plants when you get them home. The way to water a plant is to give them a
quick water, leave them for ten minutes then really soak them.
Sun or shade
If you purchase stock out of a shaded or covered area of the nursery place it into a
shaded or covered position in your garden. Most stock at our nursery is grown and
displayed in full sun, all of this stock can be put in full sun until it is planted out.
Fertilising
If you are going to keep your
plants in pots for a month or more fertilise with Devotion™
Time Release Fertiliser as per instructions. |
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Planting out your
plants |
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Don’t
tease our roots!!
Teasing roots disrupts the plants ability to draw up moisture this can result in RAPID
plant death (1-3 days).
Slide your plants out of
their pots supporting the underside of the pot with your hands and place the plant into
it’s hole without disturbing the pot shape of the rootball. Then fill soil around the
plant with the soil level of the pot plant being at the same height as the surface level
of the garden.
Prior to planting inspect you soil. The biggest losses of trees in the Melbourne area is
due to poor drainage caused by planting into impervious clay and compacted soil. If you
are unsure as to how your soil drains, dig a hole and fill it with water from the hose
several times. The water should drain within 20-30 minutes. If the hole doesn't drain you
have a potential tree desth trap. If you suspect you have a potential wet feet problem ask
for a copy of our wet feet kills information sheet.
If your
plant is tall and needs staking, stake it securely. A small Birch or tiny weeping tree may
not need a stake. A 6ft Mop Top or a 4ft Standard Rose will need to be secured with a single
stake remember to attach the heads to the stake to prevent the head from blowing off in
high wind. For an 8ft Elm or Oak you may need two stakes. A 15ft advanced tree in a windy
spot may require 3 star pickets and guy ropes. Give your newly potted plants a light
sprinkle of Devotion™ Time Release Fertiliser around the top of the rootball. Water
the plant in well with several soakings. For rapid establishment use root starter when
watering in your plant. Keep your newly potted plants well watered through the hot part of
summer. |
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