Yes it is ! If you can mimick well the growing conditions then you can successfully grow various plants by transplanting them in to your garden. Let’s see how it happens and how you also can do the same.

Transplanting native plants directly from the woods might have disappointed you at one or other time. You might have felt bad as these plants died despite best of your efforts.

The plants you get from nurseries have their roots pruned almost a year previous to their transplantation. This gives out a complex root system and therefore permits majority of the roots to be dug up at the time of transplanting these plants and trees.

There is some really important background information which if you know would certainly help you out. First is to understand the natural habitat and its environment where these native plants generally grow. Duplication or mimicking is the key when you are planning transplanting these native plants in your garden. If you ensure to duplicate the same environmental conditions in your garden the plants would definitely grow in your garden as well.

Native plant’s habitat and their environment consist of several essential ingredients like sunlight, soil moisture, soil acidity, water, and other factors. Native soils are generally acidic up to little more extent. It becomes all the more important to maintain the right adjusting pH of the soil in your garden which corresponds to the native soil. If you are planning such transplantation then always prefer to have the soil of your garden tested in advance.

Soil moisture normally varies within a range of few meters only. You must take proper care for this extremely important factor. Sloppy plants or the plants that grow well on slopes would certainly need good enough drainage but plants growing in bogs would need perfect wet conditions.

If you select a plant that grows well in sandy soil then transplant it in the same type of soil. Plants growing on the edge of woods need more direct sunlight compared to those growing in the dense forest. A new location for these plants must have similar growing conditions to grow.

Pruning the plants with a sharp spade should be carried on at least three to six months before the digging will be better. You will be digging root ball for transplanting so it should be around four to six inches outside of the pruning cut. As the roots are formed at the cutting edges so this will get you the maximum number of new roots of the plant. Such pre-prepared plants should preferably be transplanted during the next dormant season. It will take almost two years to get the roots grown beyond the root ball.

You should know that a hole much wider than the root system would have to dig up for almost six to twelve inches depth. Take a nicely blended native and your garden soil to fill this hole in order to accommodate the transplanted plant’s root ball or the complete root system. Plants must protrude at few inches higher compared to the plant’s height in the woods.

Now you should adjust the soil around the transplanted plant and water it thoroughly. It is must for a plant’s proper settling. Transplantation depth should not be too much. Apply well prepared garden mulch to the surroundings of the plant. The mulch layer could be of around two inches. In any case you must be very careful during the whole process and should never think of applying any high-nitrogen fertilizer to the plant.

Adequate soil moisture is critical for several months after transplanting. Water only when it becomes really necessary. Over watering will result in sure death. To determine if the soil is dry, stick your finger 1 to 2 inches below soil surface. When necessary, water slowly in order to soak the ground thoroughly.

Watering needs much attention and you should water the plant only when it is needed. You will have to take care of adequate watering and maintaining right soil moisture. Excess of watering could damage your transplanted plant and it may die even.

If you follow these simple steps and apply techniques in a systematic way you will never face any problem with transplanted plants in your garden. Mimicking the native environmental conditions is the key. Always remember that.

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Transplanting Flowers Question & Answers

Transplanting Flowers Question: 1

Flowering Palm plant help?

I have a small palm plant that I have had for about 3 years. right in the middle of the winter I transplanted it to a lager pot. there were a few stems with little green balls, the green balls have now turned yellow and I believe that it is flowering. does anyone have any information on flowering palms. I have a green thumb and have over 40 plants in my small apt. I did work at a garden shop but I have not seem this before. PLEASE HELP. :-)

Answer: 1.
I am not sure if you are confusing the production of dates with flowering. For example Sago Palms are generally slow growing and have sturdy frons that are generally rigid and don't droop. Sagos can also produce a true flower that grows right in the center of the frons. A neighbor has a Sago that is probably six feet high, is about 80 years old and produces a basketball size flower ever summer. Our Sagos are about ten years old, are about 1.5 feet high and produce a softball size flower.

What you are describing is more in line with the production of dates. You might want to google the name, Tom McCubbin who has written extensively about Florida plants and has conducted lots of studies at the University of Florida.

The yellowing of the frons is likely a sign that the plant needs more iron. Generally trimming palms promotes growth and so once this round of growth has run its course you might want to trim it.

I hope this helps.
Answer: 2.
Do you know what kind it is? It sounds like it could be flowering if flies were in your apt and able to pollinate it.

Transplanting Flowers Question: 2

Please help me figure out what kind of plant this is!?

This was planted by my mother in law the day my husband and I moved in to our new house, and I'd like to transplant it, plus get some more...but I have no clue what it is! Nothing bloomed the year it was planted, only grew to be about 1ft high. Last summer this thing grew to be about 6ft with flowers bigger than my fist.http://www.flickr.com/photos/14121122@N06/2400078536/http://www.flickr.com/photos/14121122@N06/2400078342/

Answer: 1.
HollyHocks this is a very nice plant it must like where you have planted it. This is a perennial (a plant that comes back every year) Usually this plant self seeds by it self. I always have new baby plants around my main plants that I have to move every year. This is a staple plant in the flower bed it needs to go to the back of the flower bed because they are usually very tall.
Answer: 2.
Hollyhocks. (Althea) and it is a double....very pretty.
They are biennials hence no flowers the first year. You could try and move them but they grow very easily from seed so I wouldn't bother just collect some of the seed pods.

EDIT. Thanks Booboo. Alcea not Althea. I did know that! (insert embarassed smiley)
Answer: 3.
Hollyhock, they will get a mite that will make the leaves lacy and sap the plant. Spray early in the season. They can be biannual and not bloom every year. Seeds can be planted easily and they come in other colors with single blooms too. Good luck!
Answer: 4.
The flowers are holly hocks.... they are a very old favorite flower.
Answer: 5.
Greenfingers has it right, but just a slight correction on the botanical name, it's Alcea and not Althea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcea

Pretty flower! You can easily start these from seeds. There are a lot of them available, either with single or double flowers. 'Jet' is a cool one with double, black flowers! Look at your local garden center, they are bound to have the seeds in the seed rack. If not, you can find anything online. You may also be able to find them in pots in the annual section of the nursery too. Happy hunting! :)
Answer: 6.
Hollyhock
Answer: 7.
looks like a climbing rose. does it have thorns on it. most climbing roses do, but some only have a few that arent noticable

here is a link to photos of a climbing rose

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showima...

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showima...
Answer: 8.
Afghanistan Opium.....?......
Answer: 9.
hibiscus plant http://www.exotichibiscus.com/

Transplanting Flowers Question: 3

How fast do these trees grow?

I got some baby trees (between 12 and 18" tall) from a neighbor--White Flowering Dogwoods, Flowering Crabapples, Washington Hawthorns, Eastern Redbuds, Goldenraintrees, and a Lilac. I have a small yard now, these trees would DEFINITELY overpower it (the two ash trees already do!) but in the next 5-10 years would like to find a home with a large yard/acreage. My question is, how quickly do these grow, and is there a possibility of transplanting them in 5-10 years?will a 5 gallon bucket suffice for this year? I can upgrade to a much larger pot(s) over the winter when the trees are dormantAnd does anyone know how tall they'll be in 5 years? The booklet that came with them said "medium growth rate"--what's "medium"?!

Answer: 1.
Hey K K,

You could easily keep them in LARGE pots for 5 years, then after that you need to be able to prune both the roots and the tops. A 5 year old tree in the pot can weigh as little as 20 pounds.

By using pots, that can be disgarded at your new home you avoid having to chop the roots and then transport to a new location. You will just have to transport - be careful in the transporting - don't let your precious trees flap in the wind.

Happy Gardening.
Answer: 2.
how big i dont know but dog wood to sprout probly two monts
Answer: 3.
I wouldn't. You will have some substantial plants on your hands in 5 years nevermind 10! The larger the plant the more likely it is to go into shock if you try and move it. Depending on variety you might manage the lilac, the redbud and the dogwood.
If I were you I would give them to someone with the room now.
Answer: 4.
Four or FIve years would be about the max.

Transplanting Flowers Question: 4

can I take moss out of my yard and use it to make a pathway through my garden?

It is a very soft moss, and nice to walk on in barefeet. Occassionally real tiny orange flowers blossom. If I can use this to make a pathway, What is the name if it, does it spread quickly, and The how-to's of transplanting it. I am making a pathway 3 feet wide and 12 feet in length.Both of your answers are good. I am choosing the top answer only because they mentioned the light.....I would be moving the moss from shady cool spot, to direct sunlight. So thank you both!

Answer: 1.
Am not sure it will tolerate extensive walking...but if you slide a flat bladed shovel just under the top maybe...two inches or so, parallel to the top, you should be able to transplant it.

Make sure the new location has a similar light condition. I would also make sure it was watered a day or two before the transplant and maybe even fed with a lightly diluted water soluble fertilizer...
Answer: 2.
I think the real question here is will the moss grow in the new spot. Moss around here wants deep shade. If your moss is in the shade and your path is in the sun, well......
If the existing moss can live in the new path, you can just scrape it up with a trowel and lay it down in the path. Keep it well watered and keep your fingers crossed.
Answer: 3.
it certainly would be worth trying. make sure to take some soil with the moss as well. Also make sure you keep it well watered to begin with.

Transplanting Flowers Question: 5

How To Revive My Dying Seedlings?

I grow the seedlings in my bathroom with heat turn on. Sun Gold is turning yellow (two already dead leaving one alive) and Periwinkle leaves shrunk after I put it out in the open air(unprotected for several hours) for sunshine (but the air was cool) because its leaves are turning yellow. Mustard green were grown a week ago and now the seedlings are about two inches tall. When can I transplant /put the mustard green outside? This is my first time DIY planting veggie and flowers. I read some information online and tried on it but it didnt work. As a result, many of my seedlings died. The current batch is the second batch. Please help.Im in Germany. Just two weeks ago, it snow cats and dogs. Then it turned sunny since last week.I have tried Miracle Grow but It accelerated the death instead of growing! hahahaha

Answer: 1.
If you need to "harden them off" then you can only put them in dappled shade for an hour at a time. You cannot leave them in full sun all day, or full wind - it will kill their tender leaves.
You did not say where you were?
They need warmth to sprout, but then they need to be moved to full sun in order to grow.
Make sure you don't over water as well.

Edit* Do not fertilize seedlings at all until they are already established in your garden. It is not necessary.
For plants to be established, I wouldn't fertilize for at least a month and a half after being in the soil.
What zone are you in there? I am in Colorado, we are in zone 3, I won't even begin to plant for another four weeks. Then that will only be cold weather stuff. Potatoes.
Answer: 2.
try mericle grow