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Perennials
quiss1

perennials on hold

9 years ago

There is some construction of a fence and new perennial beds going on in my backyard that may not be completed for another 6 weeks.

However, there are some new perennials that I have my eye on that I don't want to miss out on in case they're not available later. I was also given a potted four-foot magnolia.
So the question is, how to best store them until they can be planted?

Should I heel them in somewhere for now? Pot them into larger containers? Or just leave them and not worry about them getting rootbound or malnourished in the meanwhile? Rootbound plants are my biggest peeve about buying late-season plants on sale.

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