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Transplanting creeping phlox
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Posted by
sconnielill 5, Mke (
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Mon, Apr 26, 10 at 11:23
| Due to an unfortunate lack of planning, I have some creeping phlox in the wrong location - about 3 feet too far up on a slope. Originally it was going to be a rock garden but now it's going to be wildflowers. My back can't handle moving all the flagstones into place. Now I need to move them down the slope near to the flagstones I was able to place. I'm not very experienced at transplanting things and I've never grown creeping phlox before.
So. They have started blooming although not all blossoms are open. We're installing a soaker hose on the slope so they should easily stay hydrated. If I transplant them now, are they going to lose all their blooms? If so, is it better to tolerate the loss of blooms rather than wait? |
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RE: Transplanting creeping phlox
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| Personally - I would just do it. Sure maybe some blooms will go away but I say the sooner you do the deed the longer they will have to set up shop and get ready for next year! |
RE: Transplanting creeping phlox
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| They may lose some blooms but you should get another flush of them once it is settled in, in a few weeks. They are tough cookies. Keriann~ |
RE: Transplanting creeping phlox
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Hey, related question ...
My neighbor gave me a whole bag of phlox she pulled from her yard and I replanted it, but it looks as if it's dead and not taking. Is there something special you have to do with this plant or is that just what happens to it when being moved? Thx |
RE: Transplanting creeping phlox
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| Just me personal experience - When I have move phlox they seem to get stressed out a lot and take a while to get acclimated to the new spot. Although they did not look "dead". |
RE: Transplanting creeping phlox
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| Since it's shallow rooted, it will have some die back because you can't get all those little roots into the new soil. Did you water well before and after the transplant? Have you watered it every day? Usually plants need to be watered daily after transplanting. I moved mine one year when it was really hot, and it made it. It wasn't happy, but I watered it every day. Deanna |
RE: Transplanting creeping phlox
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- Posted by pippi21 Zone 6b Silver Sprin (My Page) on
Mon, Jul 11, 11 at 12:30
| I transplanted some Emerald Blue creeping phlox this morning. I first soaked the area where they were to be transplanted to, then soaked it again after planting and will water it again late this afternoon. I have the rest of them in a bucket of water and will plant the others tomorrow morning or even later today, after dinner. It is 91 now so I'm staying inside for a while. |
RE: Transplanting creeping phlox
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- Posted by pippi21 Zone 6b Silver Sprin (My Page) on
Tue, Jul 12, 11 at 0:14
| Never got outside to water late this afternoon but we had a thunder storm with rain this evening so that should have taken the place of my watering. I will finish planting the creeping phlox tomorrow afternoon. I'm thinking that if I dilute Miracle Gro liquid fertilizer, I can apply that to the new transplants? What about sprinkling Osmacote in the soil where the transplants are located? |
RE: Transplanting creeping phlox
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| I wouldn't fertilize new transplants. It will make the plant want to generate new foliage. Right now you want the plant to just acclimate the roots to the amount of foliage there is now. As a matter of fact, it is wise to cut back some foliage during transplant to compensate for the loss of roots. There are some fertilizers that are designed for transplanting as "root stimulating", but that's probably overkill for phlox. A little compost or compost tea will do the same thing. |
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