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Originally Posted by Elke Mariotti
Thanks for the instructions. Unfortunately the ground isn't fully workable yet and just last night it snowed again 
Should I keep it in the wet papertowel/baggie for now or use Rootone and plant it indoors in a pot?  |
I would plant it up now, and yes, use Rootone. Give it as good a start as you can before putting it in the ground. You may even want to keep it its a pot outdoors (when weather permits) for the whole season and then plant it in its permanent spot in the fall. I find this works out better, since a little stick of a shrub that's just getting going is so easy to tromp all over or even worse -- forget to water. In a container, it will be in really good soil and get better care plus real sunshine, wind and rain. Consider the pot an incubator of sorts. Just make sure to plant it in a small pot now, and as it grows, transplant it to a larger container. I would use a seed-starting medium now, for the starter pot and then let it graduate to potting soil in its larger container.
You might even want to keep it in the container through next winter, bringing it into a garage and keeping it watered every 2-3 weeks while it's dormant. Then you could plant it outdoors next spring.
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