{"id":43787,"date":"2017-02-11T18:00:14","date_gmt":"2017-02-11T11:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alys-fowler-its-nearly-last-orders-for-bare-root-plants\/"},"modified":"2017-02-11T18:04:39","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T11:04:39","slug":"alys-fowler-its-nearly-last-orders-for-bare-root-plants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/alys-fowler-its-nearly-last-orders-for-bare-root-plants\/","title":{"rendered":"Alys Fowler: it\u2019s nearly last orders for bare-root plants"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBare-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\u2019s 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\u2019s always more variety on offer than potted trees.They are sold from late autumn to early spring, when the plants are dormant and don\u2019t mind being uprooted for a little while. We\u2019re 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\u00a0brutal method, sending them out unclothed, they are known to establish easily. From their perspective they weren\u2019t out of sorts for long. They went from soil to soil in a dream-like state. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…Alys Fowler: it\u2019s nearly last orders for bare-root plants<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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