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| I have a large 3 year old Ligularia plant I really like, and would like to have more. I was happy to see it seeds readily. 2 years ago I dug up some of the seedlings ( when they had about 4 leaves and leaves were about the size of a nickel ) and transplanted them to where I would like to get a whole row going. But the seedlings didn’t make it. I figured they were too young to be transplanted. The area is dry shade, if that makes a difference. So last year I let them grow on in the place where they sprouted. Now I have a number of seedlings that are about 8” tall, with leaves about 2” to 3” in diameter. Is this a better size to transplant? Can I do it now, or should I wait til fall? Weather has been nice: not too hot. Thanks! |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Tue, Jul 2, 13 at 8:22
| i move absolutely NOTHING in july/august ... in the midwest ... unless i have to ... first for construction ... second.. i try to drown it a few days early ... as my 10 days of rain is doing to the whole yard ... lol .. and then do it on a rainy day ... and hope a few cloudy days after ... and pray its a week before temps spike into the 90's ... dig new hole first... size of one shovel full ... go take plant with one shovel full .. insert in new hole.. try not to bare root ... water well ... provide shade if in full sun ... you have a few.. do a couple as per above.. save the others for fall ... its really all about the ambient weather ... that you can not control .. sometimes you win .. sometimes ma nature teaches you a lesson ... ken
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| What kind of conditions do you have your 'parent' plant growing in? I've never found a dry site including dry shade where ligularia performed especially well... |
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| Do you have a way to keep them very moist until their older. Illinois does have a moist sandy subsoil. Many moisture loving plants can survive once they get their roots down in this thick gooey sand. You will probably need to water for a few years. I read that this sand layer was left behind by the last ice age. Good for growing corn. Any way since I'm a bit nuts and was bored one day I tried to dig thru this sandy substrate. I got three feet down and no end in site. Filled in hole and concluded it goes to China. Just kidding |
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| Thanks! I can actually wait til fall to do most of them. I might try one, which is where I want to plant a new hosta. I have enough seedlings to play with. The transplants will be growing in the same bed as the parent, with the same conditions. I just want to put some on the opposite side of the bed. The parent plant was obtained in a swap…and was smaller than most of these seedlings are now. So I guess maybe it was luck that it survived in dry shade. This area is former farmland. There’s 6 to 8 inches of black topsoil, then clay underneath. So I don’t consider it to be well draining. I never noticed any sand in the soil. |
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