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 ===== Transplanting steps =====
+Here are my abbreviated instructions for transplanting plants with a root ball (not bare root transplants).
-When to prepare = in fall as the plants begin to grow dormant - lost leaves.
+<note>I limit my attempts to plants shorter than 3 feet with a diameter at the base of less than 1/2".
+</note>
+From my experience adding bare root plants I maintain the original root ball whenever I can.
 ==== Root pruning ====
-When?
+First prepare the plant to consolidate it's root system by defining the size of the root ball.
-How?
+I do this in fall when a plant has lost its leaves.
+Based on the size of the plant, decide the likely size of the root ball.
-==== Moving ====
+Push with a sharp shovel a circle around the base of the plant to the depth of a shovel. This severs roots that have extended away from the base. It encourages the plant to manage with a reduced root ball and defines the size of the hole to be prepared.
-When to move them to a new home
+==== Prepare the new hole ====
-Dig up the root ball, which has consolidated as a result of the root pruning.
+Prepare a hole about 50% wider than the size of the root ball defined in pruning. I guess how deep the hole needs to be
-Prepare a hole for the size on the root ball.
+Filter out rocks and debris.
-Filtering out rocks and debris.
-Adding top soil
-Sometimes adding root stimulator.
-Regular watering for the first year at least, to boost each throuh the summer droughts.
+==== Digging up the plant ====
+Move the plant to its new home just before it begins to return from dormancy in the spring.
+Dig up the root ball, which has consolidated as a result of the root pruning. Capture as much of the root system that is within the defined circle.
+Add subsoil from the hole.
+Adding top soil collected or imported.
+I add amendments such as potassium and phosphorous, but not nitrogen. Sometimes I add root stimulator if I have disturbed the root ball.
+==== Water the soil around the plant ====
+==== Regular watering ====
+Regular watering for the first year at least, to boost each through the summer droughts.
+==== Detailed explantations on transplanting ====
-====  ====
 For detailed explanations on transplanting trees and shrubs see:
 <note>[[https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/transplanting-established-trees-shrubs/|Detailed transplanting How-to]]</note>