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Tue, Jul 16, 13 at 1:53
| I received an aster in trade a year or two ago. I don’t know the name. Not knowing it was a tall variety, I planted it in the front of the garden. I have cut it down to induce branching, and I figured it would also be easier to dig out that way. Can it be moved now, or should I wait til fall? Since they bloom in the fall, I was not sure if that would be a good idea. Thanks! |
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- Posted by prairiemoon2 zone 6a/MA (My Page) on Tue, Jul 16, 13 at 5:54
| I would say the best time to move an aster would be spring, but if you wanted to move it now, I would dig it up and pot it, water it well, and put it in the shade for a week or so, then plant it in it's new home and keep it watered well. |
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| The answer to such questions is generally: if you HAVE to move it RIGHT NOW, then move it. Otherwise wait to the proper time. Before you dig it up, water it thourougly so the soil stick together, and move with a big clump. Some plants barely notice being moved. Unless your soil is utter rubbish and everything just falls off, then do not do it. |
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| There's no need to move it now. I'll be waiting til fall to move most things. But since asters are fall bloomers, I was thinking maybe that is not advisable. If I wait til after it blooms it will probably be too late in the year for it to root in. I SHOULD have moved it in spring :) but spring is the season of never ending gardening tasks. Likewise, I can say "I'll do it next spring," and like all the other things I should have moved then, it won't get done. |
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