transplant question

[tha del sound]

so i plan on transplanting my two 2 1/2 week old blueberries to some new soil, as some pests have nested in my current soil. the thing is though that i don't know exactly the best way to go about it without putting my plant into too much shock. any tips at all would be greatly appreciated.

tha del sound Reviewed by tha del sound on 07-29-2007. transplant question so i plan on transplanting my two 2 1/2 week old blueberries to some new soil, as some pests have nested in my current soil. the thing is though that i don't know exactly the best way to go about it without putting my plant into too much shock. any tips at all would be greatly appreciated. Rating: 5

[norkali]

LOL, I just posted on some transplanting.

HARDON's transplanting guide.

That method probably won't be super helpful, as it sounds like you want to take just the plants/roots and put them into a new home/leave the old dirt w/ the pests. If that is the case, all I can say is be careful!

I actually did that with my current plants: THREAD PLUG! I had them growing like 3 to a 2 gallon pot, so I had to go in and gently grab the roots out of the dirt.

The way I did it:

• Have a new container already set up, with moist soil and a big enough hole for the rootsystem to go into.
• Lights off/dim. Roots hate light. (I used a small flashlight with a blue plastic lens on the end; very dim but able to work.)
• Gently and slowly worked my fingers into the dirt using a shovel fashion, fingertips going up and down to "dig" deeper.
• Gently felt around for roots.
• Gently work your hands under/around the bottom of the rootsystem, gently "dig" yours hand back up out of the dirt with the plant/rootsystem; reverse of how they went in (its a good idea to have a friend there to help hold the actual plants while you do this, depending on size.)
• Gently place rootball/plant into new home.
• Water w/ a bit of Superthrive added.
  

The more you mess with the roots, the more stress there is. Period.
(Notice the emphasis on being gentle.)

[PharmaCan]

what kind of pest do you have in your soil? It might be easier on the plants to kill the pests and leave the plants alone until they are ready to be transplanted.

JMO

PC :smokin:

[stinkyattic]

Right, even if you transplant, the pests/eggs will travel with the plant and its rootball. Thrips, for example, lay eggs in the meristem of the plant... they pupate in teh soil, but you still have eggs!!!
Pyrethrin is good stuff.