Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Playing in the Dirt

All hands on deck, it's time to play in the dirt.  We recently had a massive planting day in the greenhouse.  What were we planting?  Hydrangeas.  How did we do it?  Check it out..

We started with a pre-potted hydrangea plant.
Fill the new pot with a good handful soil, it can't live without soil!
Score the edges.  We want the roots to go outward rather than inward.
Place the scored plant into the new pot.  Don't forget to pick those pesky weeds!
Add extra soil to fill the voids and then level it off.  Be sure not to compact the soil down.
Add a plant tag and you're done!  Don't forget to water it regularly.
These plants are now happily growing out in our greenhouses until early spring and Easter.  Have you started planting anything inside yet?