i moved a small one that has been planted for two or three years, it came up really easily, too easily i thought anyway, it is replanted now, i'm always moving things at the wrong time of year and i haven't lost a plant yet.
Hello, just wondered is it ok to move camellia plants now ?End of Feb / Beginning of March) they are about 2 -3 foot tall fairly bushy and in a front garden that gets no sun at all... I would like to move them into my back garden which has Full Sun ( I have seen they don't like early sun) Many thanks x
They're not overly keen on full sun either Sue. A sheltered spot - west facing- is the ideal site.
You run the risk of losing any flowers if you move them now. As long as they're in suitable soil and don't get dried out, they'll be fine where they are for a couple of months. Once they've flowered you can move them then. Get a good rootball when you lift them, be generous with compost etc in the new planting hole, and make sure they get well watered till established, and also in late summer when they form the new buds for the following year.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Heatwave summer Verd - you don't know you're born.....
I realised they were small - but thought I'd err on the cautious side.
I'd move them just now too - they possibly haven't been in long either. I move stuff when I shouldn't, but even in summer we get a lot of rain, so it isn't usually too difficult.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
i have moved my camellia plant from ground to pot and mix chicken manure with potting mix and prune all the flower buds and its in the shady area would this be any good ?
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I followed instructions off this thread and my camellia flowered well this year- moved in winter
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i moved a small one that has been planted for two or three years, it came up really easily, too easily i thought anyway, it is replanted now, i'm always moving things at the wrong time of year and i haven't lost a plant yet.
Hello, just wondered is it ok to move camellia plants now ?End of Feb / Beginning of March) they are about 2 -3 foot tall fairly bushy and in a front garden that gets no sun at all... I would like to move them into my back garden which has Full Sun ( I have seen they don't like early sun) Many thanks x
They're not overly keen on full sun either Sue. A sheltered spot - west facing- is the ideal site.
You run the risk of losing any flowers if you move them now. As long as they're in suitable soil and don't get dried out, they'll be fine where they are for a couple of months. Once they've flowered you can move them then. Get a good rootball when you lift them, be generous with compost etc in the new planting hole, and make sure they get well watered till established, and also in late summer when they form the new buds for the following year.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Heatwave summer Verd - you don't know you're born.....
I realised they were small - but thought I'd err on the cautious side.
I'd move them just now too - they possibly haven't been in long either. I move stuff when I shouldn't, but even in summer we get a lot of rain, so it isn't usually too difficult.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Mine are in very deep shade and are flowering like mad
i have moved my camellia plant from ground to pot and mix chicken manure with potting mix and prune all the flower buds and its in the shady area would this be any good ?