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Potted Plants
When you receive your potted plants, you may
find some of the leaves appear to be yellowing
or, perhaps, even dead. But that doesn’t
mean the plants are dead. As long as the root
system is healthy, upper foliage will soon regenerate
itself.
Your potted plants require little attention before
transplanting:
• Check to make sure the planting medium
is still moist and water if the top is dry.
• Groom the plant by pinching off any less-than-healthy
leaves (for example, leaves that are yellowed
or withered).
• Transplant potted plants to their new home
as soon as possible after your shipment arrives.
• Remove plants from their shipping pots
by lightly squeezing or tapping the sides of the
container to loosen the planting medium in which
the plant has been growing. Then, invert the pot,
gently shake the plant loose and proceed with
planting.
Plants which seem to be tightly bound to their
pots may be “root-bound.”
However, they are easy to remove and prepare for
planting:
• First, squeeze the container to loosen
the compacted root ball inside.
• Invert the pot and shake the plant out
of the container.
• If you find a mass of roots tightly woven
into the planting medium, cut
or tear off the bottom half inch of the root ball.
Dormant & Bareroot Plants:
Many items do best when shipped in a dormant
or bareroot condition. Often plants shipped this
way may appear to be dead. However, dormant or
bareroot plants are living plant material
even though they may be completely void of green
buds or leaves. The plants are shipped to you
without any soil around the roots. They’ve
been conditioned for shipping and will be ready
to start their growth after planting. It may take
as long as six to eight weeks before they begin
sprouting to the point where growth is obvious.
Please be patient. All plants are ready to begin
root development as soon as they are planted.
But they need time to develop their roots before
they start their upward growth.
Most spring-planted perennials require from four
to six weeks before sprouts begin to appear. Fall-planted
items most likely will show no growth until spring.
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