Viewing post #870237 by crittergarden

Turtle said:Right now most of my plunking is turning out to be into nursery beds and nanny pots, because I don't have the big bony things yet. And which I probably shouldn't be planting until fall anyway. But I'm also having trouble knowing when is the right time to uproot something and move it into a temporarily permanent spot. Like Iris; they've finished blooming, they're all NOIDS. Or...or...or...

Honestly, I do things at the wrong times all the time.
It's easier to do it while in bloom than wait until they go dormant when I have to hunt for them and/or forget about doing it because it's out of sight.
As long as I am gentle and attentive, it has worked fine for me to relocate smaller things even while in bloom.
I wouldn't try to move a bush, bit iris, daffs, lilies, even some without bulbs if they are still young (dig BIGGER than I think the roots actually are). And fill its new hole with water, let it drain before planting, then water again to let any air bubbles come out.