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Planting Acorus Grasses Into Containers

westes Zone 9b California SF Bay

3 years ago

I want to place an Acorus genus grass into a container that has a fairly moisture-retentive container soil. Is it safe to bare root this grass, as long as I keep the root mass wet? Do I need to take any special precautions before attempting to do this, like leaving the rootball immersed for a few hours before the planting?

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
3 years ago
I wouldn't bother to bare root. IMO that is just an extra and unnecessary step. This is a very tough plant, tolerant to pretty much any abuse other than dry soils.

Is this a newly purchased plant or a transplant? One might argue more of a case for one over the other but I would not rush to bare root either way.
westes Zone 9b California SF Bay thanked gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
westes Zone 9b California SF Bay
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3 years ago
@gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9) This is a new plant in its original container and original soil mix.

Normally I bare root new plants going into an existing mixed-plant container in order to give them a better container soil, but in this case, it might make sense to leave the grass in a moisture-retentive soil since it wants the added moisture.
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