It’s October and the maggies are singing.
As the weather warms up what do you have planned for your landscape, pots, patch, window box - or even the lone houseplant/cactus in your apartment?
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Hydrangea question
Mr P wants to know if he can move this 60yo hydrangea. It’s in a bad spot; it used to have the shade of an apple tree but that was removed years ago. It also has the outlet air from the split system blowing right at it. He wants to save it as his Nan originally planted it. Can he dig it up and move it without killing it?Uh… I am not an experienced gardener and had no idea so I looked. Apparently you *can do it any time except the heat of summer but the best time to do it is in winter or autumn while the plant is dormant.
It looks like a pretty delicate plant if you need to pre dig and pre water the hole to reduce the shock of transplanting it. Lots of very specific directions in there for doing this, before during and after.
If it’s a sentimental plant perhaps you might consider getting someone experienced or professional in
My lawns still crap; my partner has decided to take over its care. I have a curious feeling of failure and relief.
I’ve impulsively sowed some Lebanese zucchini seeds into paper cups (no seed trays) and picked some large-ish pots up off the kerb for when they get bigger. I don’t have the stakes yet but this counts as doing something.
I’ve also collected some soil samples for testing and will be sending them off when I get a chance to get to the post office.
It’s unlikely I’ll be using these soil patches due to intruder cats and invasive couch grass that I don’t have the strength to dig out, but just wanted to know whether it theoretically could have been safe to grow in.
This service is free via the EPA - apply through GardenSafe in Victoria and VegeSafe for the rest of Australia). The only cost is postage. You may choose to donate but it’s not compulsory.
