Liz and Mary it sounds like you are both getting a lot done this weekend. Just think about how gorgeous spring is going to be next year.
It was a beautiful 60 degree morning here. I split my potted Julia Rose to mail a piece to another gardening friend. The root ball was a long, narrow mess. I tried cutting with my larger shears, but had no room the get the blades in. I wound up using my serated knife to get through the tough root ball.
I repotted the piece I'm keeping, and I'll plant it later, when the soil begins to cool down here. Our red clay is also like concrete right now, and would be very difficult to dig.
