Many thanks for everyone's help - just planted the Rosemary with a lot of grit and removed the fleece and hopefully weather permitting on Saturday will get the others in....
Dove mentions Bay Trees I bought 2 large bargain trees to stand by the front door at the same sell off, of plants at the end of January - I have them standing in terracotta pots ready to replant them. They don't receive any rain or wind there and I am watering them weekly what soil mixture do you think will be best to re-plant them with? They are around 5 feet tall and appear really healthy but worried about them drying out. Also wondered as they are in pots do I put a pipe in to pour water in directly once replanted?
I wouldn't think they need watering at the moment - stick yoru finger in the soil about an inch - if it's bone dry down there then water, if not leave it alone. They don't need a lot of water in the winter as the leaves are not giving off moisture in the cool weather. They'll need more in the summer.
My bay tree is in a large terracotta pot in a mix of John Innes No 3 loam based compost, with about 1/3 horticultural grit added. The pot is stood up on feet to aid drainage.
I bubble-wrap the pot in the winter as it's too big to move into a sheltered corner.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Many thanks Both just stuck my finger in and they are a little dry they are also sprouting new shoots from the base - am I right in thinking not to trim the shoots until I have replanted them and trimming these a month or so later?
Edd I am going to replant into large pots and was going to put the pots onto one of those plant saucers but prefer the suggestion from Dove of plant feet - should I put a tube into them to water directly in or just water directly onto the top?
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Many thanks for everyone's help - just planted the Rosemary with a lot of grit and removed the fleece and hopefully weather permitting on Saturday will get the others in....
Dove mentions Bay Trees I bought 2 large bargain trees to stand by the front door at the same sell off, of plants at the end of January - I have them standing in terracotta pots ready to replant them. They don't receive any rain or wind there and I am watering them weekly what soil mixture do you think will be best to re-plant them with? They are around 5 feet tall and appear really healthy but worried about them drying out. Also wondered as they are in pots do I put a pipe in to pour water in directly once replanted?
I wouldn't think they need watering at the moment - stick yoru finger in the soil about an inch - if it's bone dry down there then water, if not leave it alone. They don't need a lot of water in the winter as the leaves are not giving off moisture in the cool weather. They'll need more in the summer.
My bay tree is in a large terracotta pot in a mix of John Innes No 3 loam based compost, with about 1/3 horticultural grit added. The pot is stood up on feet to aid drainage.
I bubble-wrap the pot in the winter as it's too big to move into a sheltered corner.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Snap Edd, except I use JI No 3, then that has enough fertiliser to last a good while.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Many thanks Both just stuck my finger in and they are a little dry they are also sprouting new shoots from the base - am I right in thinking not to trim the shoots until I have replanted them and trimming these a month or so later?
Edd I am going to replant into large pots and was going to put the pots onto one of those plant saucers but prefer the suggestion from Dove of plant feet - should I put a tube into them to water directly in or just water directly onto the top?