How early or late in the summer season can I plant bushes (some that have flowers in it) in my garden?
2006-08-24 06:11:19 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
you can plant bushes anytime . Just make sure you fill the hole with water before inserting the shrub and then leave the hose on trickle at the base of the shrub for at least a 1/2 hour. It will help so the shrub will not go into shock. I myself prefer to transplant or plan shrubs in the early spring or fall after the flowers have dies. Once the flowers have died and turned brown the nutrition goes back into the plant. This is the same with bulds such at tulips, let the leaves turn brown before cutting them back.
2006-08-24 07:22:42 · answer #1 · answered by djenne53 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most bushes will be happier to be planted in the fall...not now. If you're going to plant something you've picked up at a good garden center this time of summer, water well after planting and I'd recommend using a root stimulator in the water. It's inexpensive, available at any garden center and will greatly help your shrubs develop more and better branched roots before the ground freezes.
That all said, it is generally preferable to plant shrubs in the autumn. Here in zone 5, we still have lots of heat and very dry weather through September. We begin planting trees and larger shrubs in October. Smaller bushes, like buddleia (butterfly bush) can go in the ground now, but you'll need to baby them: lots of water, root stimulator and feed until the heat lets up in late September (usually).
2006-08-24 18:30:02 · answer #2 · answered by bellgoebel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends on the bush you are wanting to plant. There are varieties which are plantable in both seasons. Any experience outdoor employ should be able t assist you. Try Cornelous Nurseries or even Lowes. They have very knowledgable staff.
2006-08-24 13:17:44 · answer #3 · answered by Richard B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Smart gardeners wait to plant until the weather is not too hot. Here in SoCal it is still in the 90's. We wait until October to plant. Don't throw away your money by planting now. Unless it is cool at your house......
Good luck :-)
2006-08-24 17:16:19 · answer #4 · answered by prillville 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After the first frost and if they are perennia, plant up until fall.
2006-08-24 13:16:37 · answer #5 · answered by skyeblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
from now tilll the ground freezes will be fine
2006-08-24 13:15:15 · answer #6 · answered by T square 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋