Property News · February 11, 2017

Alys Fowler: it’s nearly last orders for bare-root plants


Bare-root perennials, shrubs and trees can be up to half the price of their potted counterpartsYou could start with a pip, I guess, but it’s a long fruition, thus if you want to plant a tree, perhaps the simplest and by far the cheapest way is to buy one with bare roots. Bare-root perennials, shrubs and trees can be up to half the price of their potted counterparts. They are particularly economical for hedging, orchards and other mass plantings. For fruit trees, there’s always more variety on offer than potted trees.They are sold from late autumn to early spring, when the plants are dormant and don’t mind being uprooted for a little while. We’re coming up to the last moment to order. They are sold naked, no pot, no soil, just the twigs above and the roots below. This means they are easier to post. Less packaging, less plastic, less freight weight makes them a more environmental choice, too. You tend to get slightly bigger plants, particularly in perennials, and despite what appears to be a brutal method, sending them out unclothed, they are known to establish easily. From their perspective they weren’t out of sorts for long. They went from soil to soil in a dream-like state. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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