Transporting

okay my buddy has some plant growin down the lot and he planted them in the ground, but now he wants me to move them into a little pot because their getting big. so my question is like, can i just dig them up without caution, or do i have to watchout for roots. and if so how deep should i dig and how much around the plant. (its only about a month old.)

If they've been growing freely without the restriction of a pot then it wouldn't be a good idea to dig it up and cram it into a small pot. But if it's gotta be moved then make sure you put it in a big pot, use the biggest one you can find like a plastic trash can or large bucket. When you dig it up, dig a lot further than where the roots will be then take the ball of soil (plant and all) out of the ground and gently knock away the soil around the plant until you see roots. Then be careful to keep the root ball intact when you transplant it into the pot, try not to knock the soil off the roots. Put some soil into your pot, enough to raise the top of the root ball to near the top of the pot then place the plant in it. Fill in the gap around the plant with soil, firm it down with your hands but not to much and then water heavily to settle all the soil. Make sure your pot has drainage holes in the bottom. Don't do anything else to the plant after you've done this like pruning or whatever, transplanting (especially in this way) is probably the most stressful thing you can do to a plant, leave it alone until it's settled into it's new pot.

i say you leave it outside cuz mostlikely your plant will die since it is used to being on the ground but take your chances.... good luck

it'll transplant fine with proper precautions...

1. a couple days before the planned move take a spade and cut a spade-deep circle around the root ball...once the circle is cut douse with a heavy solution of super thrive and water then give at a rest for at least 24 hours. come back with your pot ready and carefully remove the ball without disturbing the roots (they should be compact and wet enough to move easily) then gently place in your already prepared pot (soil in the bottom with a spalsh of your super thrive solution that the roots will rest on) then fill with soil...do not compact the soil. firm but not tight...i usually let the water settle the soil into the new pot. one more dose of super thrive and they should be ready to grow on...

good luck

i personally never put the soil ball off, i prefer to also include the soil ball when i re pot the plant, coz it will give the plant easier adjusting time. so when i re pot i made a hole big enough to put the whole plant including the soil from the old pot