Saturday, November 19, 2011

Relocating Elephant ears?

My elephant ears have just starting blooming and I am moving so I would like to relocate them to the new house. Will this work?





Stace

Relocating Elephant ears?
Yes, you shouldn't have a problem at all. The easiest way to transport them once they've uprooted them is to stick the roots (with as much of the soil you're excavating them from as possible) in a garbage bag, tie the bag around the stalk and off you go. You shouldn't have a problem with them at all, just try to plant them in the same intensity of light as they came from, if that's possible. Good luck.
Reply:The only thing you need to worry about is that you don't destroy the rootball. If you loose a lot of roots while transplanting it you will most definetly have to trim the bush nearly in half to compensate for the lack of roots suppling the plant with nutrients and moisture. Good soaking of water once transplanted add some seaweed fertilizer to help the plant with stress.
Reply:You can dig them up and move them easily. Remember, an elephant ear is a tuber, Make sure you get the tuber and as much root ball as possible and keep them moist until you can replant.
Reply:yes. if you cut them down they will come back up, or you can put it in a pot, wrap up the plant with bubble wrap and ship it to your new home
Reply:They can be transplanted/relocated relatively easily. I searched under "transplanting caladium" and this is one of the sites I found.





http://www.plantideas.com/in/in8.html
Reply:yes....they are easy to relocate...I simply pulled them out stuck them in the ground where I wanted them, watered them, and voila...


I am a terrible gardner...so these are definately fool proof.
Reply:THEY ARE SO HEARTY YOU CAN'T KILL THEM OUT ONCE THEY ARE ESTABLISHED .
Reply:Anythings possible, but the "elephant" make not like it! LOL

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