Gurtgurt said:

I'm about to try to grow outside for the first time. I have 2 plants vegging in pots outside fully hardened off. I've identified the place in my yard that gets the best light. I want to put them in the ground instead of a big pot due to expense and not wanting to water that much.

My ground is like total clay and I question the roots ability to dig in. So, instead of digging a hole exactly as big as the pot, could I dig a bigger hole and put extra putting soil? So this way the layers go: root ball in potting soil / new potting soil for growth / natural clay soil for when the plants are bigger.

Does this make sense? Or should I just chuck it in the ground?

Thanks

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Muttley said:

Place a whole fish in the hole before transplanting the shrub outdoors. Cover the fish with an inch of dirt then place the root mass right on top of, it before back-filling around the plant with rich potting soil. In as little as a couple of weeks, you will observe EXPLOSIVE growth in the plant with the leaves having a deep emerald hue thanks to the slow-release nitrogen emanating from that decaying fish. When the plant flowers, that rotten fish will ensure that the plant is weighed down with monster-sized fragrant colas that will make a believer out of you.

Bob's yer uncle

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