Great camera, microphone work because when Jim was trying to find those last roots you could hear the moment he got one. I think that the sounds are a great teacher for people who’ve never dug up a shrub before. It’s a unique sound that they can listen for even if they’re using a different type of shovel. Great video. This a fantastic teaching video. Bravo!👏 👏 PS I moved my encore azaleas which after three years of their leaves getting smaller and smaller, I was about to give up. I transplanted them recently and they leafed out! Thank you for teaching me to be brave about moving plants.
Love mine too!! I'm so glad I spent the money on it. With the roots, rocks and white clay that makes up my yard, this shovel is the bomb!! I tried the drill and auger method but it is the Root Slayer that makes my life easier!
Recently I transplanted and divided a mature stand of knifophia, to a different area of my yard, to create a space for cardinal flower lobelia that I subsequently planted. It’s such a satisfying feeling to see transplants and new plants survive and then begin to thrive.
Thanks for this video! Didn't know I could root prune and come back weeks later and dig up the plant. I just removed small hydrangea (rooted branch from large plant) that was there 2 yrs. less than 3ft tall. NC red clay and lots of rocks made for a bigger job than I thought.
This was very helpful and informative, Especially appreriated how you covered all the details of transplanting a shrub. I always have problems once I get the plant to the new hole. I'm unsure if I am replanting it properly given that it is a plant with a larger and less uniform rootball than a plant that is taken out of a nursery pot. The trick of shaking the plant to fill the air hole is one tip I picked up,
Just another great video on common sense gardening. I appreciate you and Stephany giving us the confidence to tackle changes in the garden we might not have done before.
Appreciate the warning about filling the hole with a lot of organic material. I’ve dug deep next to the foundation to remove tree roots. Thought to fill it 50/50. Not anymore.
Did this same technique with some 3 year old knockout roses and they transplanted perfectly no downsides! (granted I did it in the dead of winter when it was dormant LOL)
Jim, There are sooooo many different gardening tools &, I believe, different types need different kinds of care. For example, I've watched several videos & know how to clean & sharpen my beloved Felco-14s (light & perfectly sized for my small hands!), but I suspect that caring for large tools like shovels, pick axes, saws, & such is another matter entirely, especially when it comes to sharpening. I have a few quality tools (i.e. Root Slayer shovel & edger), plus a number of older tools passed down from my father & even my grandparents❤. They need care, but I know little about how to do right by them beyond brushing or hosing them off when they get dirty. Can you do a video on tool care (perhaps even 2--one for large tools & a separate one for small ones)? Thank you. 😊
If you're transplanting something in your own yard keep some of the sturdy 3/5 gallon pots around, when you go to dig the new hole fill the pots and whatever you don't need you can use to fill in the original hole. Also keeps from making a mess if you're replanting in a mulched bed.
I have a root slayer perennial shovel which works well for me digging things up. I wish I'd had it years ago. They come in different styles and sizes. Being on the short side I got the one with the shorter handle.
Moving a giant shrub is so much fun 🤣🤣🤣 my grandma had massive old thyme Nandinas along the kitchen window and o got tired of trimming them every year so we decided to move them and oh my goodness at the root ball we had to get the tractor bucket to move it and it was sooooooooo heavy with the clay soil whoa what a job and they left 2 giant holes that we had to fill in … still haven’t decided what to put in its place … thanks as always!!! 🤍🤍🤍
We just moved 3 Teddy Bear Magnolia that are 4 yrs old. These are the ones you had given me advice on when i planted them way too deep and they were declining . We root pruned them last fall and moved them 2 weeks ago. They came out fairly easily too!
I’ve done the same thing to a Korean Lilac Bush, some ten years or maybe even more. The move was successful and the lilac is still in good form. Thanks 👍❤️🙂
This was great! I have to move a forsythia so I’m really thankful for the advice AND confidence you have given through this video. And thank you too for letting us know that this was relatively “easy”. I won’t expect the same with my 15+ year old forsythia. 😅
I absolutely LOVE watching your vids.. Thank you!!! .I researched pick mattocks and am having good luck instead with my sawzall and a root cutting blade...easier on this 74 yr old!!!
I recently dug up a Turks Cap that had been in its spot for less than a year. It must have loved its home because it wasn't gonna leave without a fight. It had sent out thick roots in multiple directions. I finally got it moved and it survived but, I had not pruned it back as you did. I've got its two sisters to move and now I know better as to how to do it. Thanks!
I keep excess native soil from planting projects in old grow bags. I use it- minus all of the native rocks- to fill in holes when something has to come out. Now I just need to figure out what to do with the piles of excavated rocks!
Can you do a video on planting up the ends of a driveway? Full sun, windy, at the mercy of deer zone 6. Theres tiny garden there now but I think it needs to be larger with a little height.
i like to leave 6 feet from the center of a viburnum to any property line. they are prolific. i just planted 30 of them from 6 inch plants. my question is in area 9a florida ive watered the new ones at least once a day: so when do i back off? the soil is sandy. i planted with a mix of cheap black soil, existing sand and milorginite with hibicus gain 12-6-8. great video"s!!
Even smaller plants can either do really well or just croak for no apparent reason. I'm well past moving anything that big again though I've gotten proficient at teasing threatened natives out and rehoming them. I was worried about my Mayapples but see them poking up this morning. The baby Aesculus (Buckeye) I moved 2 years ago is leafing out! Keeping the abandoned English Ivy well away from it requires constant attention. The invasives in the SE are such a headache!
I have a 30 year old Viburnim that I'd like to transport and transplant to my new home. Will this work for something this established, or is there a way to take clippings to grow new plants?
It's worth a try.. Sometimes they come out surprisingly easy and other times there is no way to get out without killing it. You may want to take the cuttings before you try
@@rrobinnyc11411He has a video on bending a lower branch down and covering it with soil and weighting it with a brick until,it sprouts roots. I’m not sure if that works for Viburnum or not.
Great camera, microphone work because when Jim was trying to find those last roots you could hear the moment he got one. I think that the sounds are a great teacher for people who’ve never dug up a shrub before. It’s a unique sound that they can listen for even if they’re using a different type of shovel. Great video. This a fantastic teaching video. Bravo!👏 👏
PS I moved my encore azaleas which after three years of their leaves getting smaller and smaller, I was about to give up. I transplanted them recently and they leafed out! Thank you for teaching me to be brave about moving plants.
❤hello, gardeners, Mr Jim putnam and Stephany. Happy gardening.
Root Slayer is my family’s favorite shovel. Makes any digging much easier. I wish I would have bought one years ago…
Love mine!
Love mine too!! I'm so glad I spent the money on it. With the roots, rocks and white clay that makes up my yard, this shovel is the bomb!! I tried the drill and auger method but it is the Root Slayer that makes my life easier!
One of the best things about gardening is trading and sharing plants with others. 👍
Recently I transplanted and divided a mature stand of knifophia, to a different area of my yard, to create a space for cardinal flower lobelia that I subsequently planted. It’s such a satisfying feeling to see transplants and new plants survive and then begin to thrive.
Thanks for this video! Didn't know I could root prune and come back weeks later and dig up the plant. I just removed small hydrangea (rooted branch from large plant) that was there 2 yrs. less than 3ft tall. NC red clay and lots of rocks made for a bigger job than I thought.
Thank you! I have several things to move and now have the confidence to get it done.
This was very helpful and informative, Especially appreriated how you covered all the details of transplanting a shrub. I always have problems once I get the plant to the new hole. I'm unsure if I am replanting it properly given that it is a plant with a larger and less uniform rootball than a plant that is taken out of a nursery pot. The trick of shaking the plant to fill the air hole is one tip I picked up,
Just another great video on common sense gardening. I appreciate you and Stephany giving us the confidence to tackle changes in the garden we might not have done before.
Appreciate the warning about filling the hole with a lot of organic material. I’ve dug deep next to the foundation to remove tree roots. Thought to fill it 50/50. Not anymore.
Did this same technique with some 3 year old knockout roses and they transplanted perfectly no downsides! (granted I did it in the dead of winter when it was dormant LOL)
Awesome! Roses are usually pretty cooperative but a bit thorny😂
@@JimPutnam you don’t gotta tell me LOL I had to take half the plant off just to be able to handle it without thorns in my face 😂😂😂😭😭😭
My gardeners planted my crepe myrtle tree for me last spring, but they planted it too deep. Would it be too late to dig it up to raise it?
Good beautiful morning Jim & Steph! 🫶🏻🦋🐞🐝💘
You are an amazing teacher! Thank you!
You’re right Jim, that shovel does the trick and many more. Recently bought one after you linked it on another video, Thank You!
What shovel was that?
Jim,
There are sooooo many different gardening tools &, I believe, different types need different kinds of care. For example, I've watched several videos & know how to clean & sharpen my beloved Felco-14s (light & perfectly sized for my small hands!), but I suspect that caring for large tools like shovels, pick axes, saws, & such is another matter entirely, especially when it comes to sharpening. I have a few quality tools (i.e. Root Slayer shovel & edger), plus a number of older tools passed down from my father & even my grandparents❤. They need care, but I know little about how to do right by them beyond brushing or hosing them off when they get dirty. Can you do a video on tool care (perhaps even 2--one for large tools & a separate one for small ones)?
Thank you. 😊
If you're transplanting something in your own yard keep some of the sturdy 3/5 gallon pots around, when you go to dig the new hole fill the pots and whatever you don't need you can use to fill in the original hole. Also keeps from making a mess if you're replanting in a mulched bed.
Thank you, Jim.
This was very helpful.
I have a root slayer perennial shovel which works well for me digging things up. I wish I'd had it years ago. They come in different styles and sizes. Being on the short side I got the one with the shorter handle.
Moving a giant shrub is so much fun 🤣🤣🤣 my grandma had massive old thyme Nandinas along the kitchen window and o got tired of trimming them every year so we decided to move them and oh my goodness at the root ball we had to get the tractor bucket to move it and it was sooooooooo heavy with the clay soil whoa what a job and they left 2 giant holes that we had to fill in … still haven’t decided what to put in its place … thanks as always!!! 🤍🤍🤍
Inkberry
We just moved 3 Teddy Bear Magnolia that are 4 yrs old. These are the ones you had given me advice on when i planted them way too deep and they were declining
. We root pruned them last fall and moved them 2 weeks ago. They came out fairly easily too!
That's great! Good luck with them this year
A wealth of knowledge and patience. Thanks so much Jim! Moving large shrubs can be pretty intimidating.
Hi Jim thanks a lot! great new place for the plant.
I’ve done the same thing to a Korean Lilac Bush, some ten years or maybe even more. The move was successful and the lilac is still in good form. Thanks 👍❤️🙂
This was great! I have to move a forsythia so I’m really thankful for the advice AND confidence you have given through this video. And thank you too for letting us know that this was relatively “easy”. I won’t expect the same with my 15+ year old forsythia. 😅
I absolutely LOVE watching your vids.. Thank you!!! .I researched pick mattocks and am having good luck instead with my sawzall and a root cutting blade...easier on this 74 yr old!!!
I just moved an 8 foot tall Podocarpus in my own landscape. Quite a project, especially since I did it alone.
I recently dug up a Turks Cap that had been in its spot for less than a year. It must have loved its home because it wasn't gonna leave without a fight. It had sent out thick roots in multiple directions. I finally got it moved and it survived but, I had not pruned it back as you did. I've got its two sisters to move and now I know better as to how to do it. Thanks!
What a great informational video on transplanting a big Shrub. 😊😊
Great information. I would have been afraid to do what you did. Thanks.
Would be interesting to see a follow up video on this a year from now!
I keep excess native soil from planting projects in old grow bags. I use it- minus all of the native rocks- to fill in holes when something has to come out. Now I just need to figure out what to do with the piles of excavated rocks!
I have used the rocks from my yard to line the edge of the property at the fence to keep the mulch from washing over into the neighbors yard.
Awesome, thank you!!
Wow, that looks so much better😊opens up your garden👍
You nailed it!!! Great job!👍👏👏👏
Where could I buy the trenching shovel? I sure need a buddy out in the yard!
This was very helpful! I found some kind of viburnums in my woods I want to transplant. TFS! Blessings!🙏🙏😁
Great info, will come in handy! Thanks!
Can you do a video on planting up the ends of a driveway? Full sun, windy, at the mercy of deer zone 6. Theres tiny garden there now but I think it needs to be larger with a little height.
i like to leave 6 feet from the center of a viburnum to any property line. they are prolific. i just planted 30 of them from 6 inch plants.
my question is in area 9a florida ive watered the new ones at least once a day: so when do i back off? the soil is sandy. i planted with a mix of cheap black soil, existing sand and milorginite with hibicus gain 12-6-8.
great video"s!!
Even smaller plants can either do really well or just croak for no apparent reason. I'm well past moving anything that big again though I've gotten proficient at teasing threatened natives out and rehoming them. I was worried about my Mayapples but see them poking up this morning. The baby Aesculus (Buckeye) I moved 2 years ago is leafing out! Keeping the abandoned English Ivy well away from it requires constant attention. The invasives in the SE are such a headache!
Great content!
I have a 30 year old Viburnim that I'd like to transport and transplant to my new home. Will this work for something this established, or is there a way to take clippings to grow new plants?
It's worth a try.. Sometimes they come out surprisingly easy and other times there is no way to get out without killing it. You may want to take the cuttings before you try
@@JimPutnam Thank you, Jim. Do you have a video on how to take Viburnim clippings and establishing new roots?
@@rrobinnyc11411He has a video on bending a lower branch down and covering it with soil and weighting it with a brick until,it sprouts roots. I’m not sure if that works for Viburnum or not.
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Thanks Jim and Stephany. 🪻💚🙃
You made me sweat watching you. 😉🪻💚🙃