tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post8423500141169939723..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Put Down That Shovel!Carol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-26793390042154297762008-06-19T19:15:00.000-04:002008-06-19T19:15:00.000-04:00All, thanks for all the great comments. This might...All, thanks for all the great comments. This might be kind of a "do as I say, not as I do" kind of post, as I'm guilty, too, of moving plants around like furniture if the mood strikes me. But at least we all know the consequences and risks, right?<BR/><BR/>Carol, May Dreams GardensCarol Michelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-82893289130263752292008-06-19T00:22:00.000-04:002008-06-19T00:22:00.000-04:00Golly Carol, I can think about it, draw it out on ...Golly Carol, I can think about it, draw it out on grid paper, let it sit in a spot in its pot for awhile and then plant it to only a year or less possibly move it. There is just something wrong with me. Or not by the sounds of this post. Does this condition have a name?? Like 'shovelitis' or 'movesitoften'.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-64227775739410680972008-06-18T19:05:00.000-04:002008-06-18T19:05:00.000-04:00I love your bird bath what a great idea! Hostas ar...I love your bird bath what a great idea! Hostas are one of my top five favorite plants, we had three that became part of our family almost and were as tall as our 7 year old daughter once the blooms came up. <BR/><BR/>http://www.gardenview.com<BR/><BR/>ChristelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-80723048961959055402008-06-18T17:59:00.000-04:002008-06-18T17:59:00.000-04:00Oh, Carol, this advice will never fly with someone...Oh, Carol, this advice will never fly with someone whose blog is named Digging. My shovel, not a hoe, is always at the ready, and moving plants is half the fun!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-40164771360907710942008-06-18T12:38:00.000-04:002008-06-18T12:38:00.000-04:00Sometimes you have no other option but to move a p...Sometimes you have no other option but to move a plant. I try to move them either in the fall when they go dormant or early in the spring when they have just started to emerge. It seems to be more effective. However, I guess if we thought before we just planted something somewhere...maybe we wouldn't have to move things so often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-52668957099133412382008-06-18T12:29:00.000-04:002008-06-18T12:29:00.000-04:00I'm with Layanee and Kim on this one, Carol! Maybe...I'm with Layanee and Kim on this one, Carol! Maybe the Five Leaf Variegated Aralia is four inches tall not because you moved it too many times but because you didn't find the right place yet! <BR/><BR/>When you move plants a lot, you usually add all kinds of soil amendments like compost to the new spot, and then you add some to the soil where the plant used to be so you can plant something else Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-38841498803023542842008-06-18T11:48:00.000-04:002008-06-18T11:48:00.000-04:00I never thought about that...And of course I saw t...I never thought about that...And of course I saw this after planting a hosta from my coworker's garden "temporarily" so I didn't kill it before I had the chance to remove the grass from its planned permament spot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-76217783253126860682008-06-18T07:12:00.000-04:002008-06-18T07:12:00.000-04:00But I like moving plants (picture me whining...) ...But I <I>like</I> moving plants (picture me whining...) <BR/><BR/>I've got a few stunted hostas. I think I've moved them every year since we moved in. I'm seriously going to try leaving them alone now. At least for a couple years :-)<BR/><BR/>Great post!Colleen Vanderlindenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08396040906688814232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-88223503476512277352008-06-18T04:00:00.000-04:002008-06-18T04:00:00.000-04:00If it makes you feel any better, ours isn't lookin...If it makes you feel any better, ours isn't looking so hot either since you so kindly divided it :-)<BR/><BR/>The little sisterSherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-60690630394682761592008-06-18T00:34:00.000-04:002008-06-18T00:34:00.000-04:00First I laughed out loud at the 4-inch aralia...I ...First I laughed out loud at the 4-inch aralia...I can relate since I have several plants that also have failed to achieve their potential! Then I laughed at the bonsai idea...bonsai is sort of a joke for my gardening friend and me...we are both guaranteed death to any bonsai...we even steered clear of them at the San Francisco Garden Show so we didn't kill any by walking too close.growingagardenindavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959600840504166899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-61353233687793017782008-06-18T00:18:00.000-04:002008-06-18T00:18:00.000-04:00I think those are some good points. Just try to p...I think those are some good points. Just try to plan so that you don't have to move it. But if you don't plan, then you might have to move it.<BR/><BR/>In fact closer to fall I think I have a couple of plant to move, but I will have to rethink that now.ChrisNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197758051567332010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-6499958049175982142008-06-17T23:44:00.000-04:002008-06-17T23:44:00.000-04:00A very timely post. I've been moving things aroun...A very timely post. I've been moving things around this week: a Japanese maple, (for the third time),a lavender plant that was being covered up by the carpet rose, a huge hosta that was getting too large for the front flower bed, a balloon flower that was where I wanted the Japanese maple to go. <BR/><BR/>I bought three Japanese maples at the same time, all were about the same size. I found goodRobin's Nesting Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894844125547373328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-43379097653896715132008-06-17T23:27:00.000-04:002008-06-17T23:27:00.000-04:00I can be down with getting over the superstition o...I can be down with getting over the superstition of not thanking people for plants... but I can't vote with you on this one, Carol! It's just not in my gardener's DNA for some reason, I swear!<BR/><BR/>(Says the girl who moved a hellebore during a drought last July--which lived--and also moved a baby cherry tree during August--which died--in spite of conventional wisdom.)<BR/><BR/>By the way, I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-12416101342593822012008-06-17T22:58:00.000-04:002008-06-17T22:58:00.000-04:00When I read this, I thought, oh my, she's looking ...When I read this, I thought, oh my, she's looking over my shoulder.<BR/>I want to move some daylilies, but I'll wait and move them in September when it won't hurt them as much, or perhaps next year early.<BR/><BR/>Good advice.~~DeeThe Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640870056010190961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-37214684249488275322008-06-17T22:34:00.000-04:002008-06-17T22:34:00.000-04:00Carol, your plants certainly offer some proof that...Carol, your plants certainly offer some proof that transplanting too many times can be detrimental to their health. I try not to, but some times it is necessary. And then there are pass-along-plants. Hey, maybe that's one reason some of mine aren't doing so well... Anyway, informative and fun post- as always!beckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06400859161321357279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-18215386364286732492008-06-17T22:31:00.000-04:002008-06-17T22:31:00.000-04:00This is one I will never be able to manage. I lik...This is one I will never be able to manage. I like to move 'em if they need it. If they look too scrawny after the move, they can move right on over to the compost pile! LOL. Carol, threaten them with extinction and they will perform better after the move!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com