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Monthly Gardening Discussion Thread - October (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 month ago by melbaboutown@aussie.zone to c/gardeningaustralia@aussie.zone

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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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[–] PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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?

[–] melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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.

https://www.epicgardening.com/transplanting-hydrangeas/#:~:text=The%20best%20time%20to%20transplant,the%20plant%20has%20gone%20dormant.

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