Replanting azaleas
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Faidra at CA Global Inc on Feb 04, 2012Can u post a photo?Helpful Reply
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3po3 on Feb 04, 2012A photo would help, as would a soil test. The University of Georgia offers soil tests, and they can help you improve your soil either in your current site or in the site where you want to move these guys.Helpful Reply
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Flowerscapes Garden Design & Landscaping on Feb 05, 2012They sound like Gumpo Azaleas, bloom in May, but who knows this year. You can dig them up now. Just amend the soil 50/50 with Natures Helper and the good old existing Georgia clay. Azaleas like well draining, organic soil, You couls also use 1/3 Nature's Helper, 1/3 existing soil, 1/3 mushroom compost. It is also a good idea to add a root stimulater like Upstart to help the roots regain establishment. I don't like the generic Nature's Helper at Lowes. Water well. Later on you can add Miracid to help acidify the soil a few times throughout the year.Helpful Reply
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Flowerscapes Garden Design & Landscaping on Feb 05, 2012Unless you live in Fort Collins, CO.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Feb 05, 2012And make sure to move them to a place where they will be happier. That means moist but well-drained soil, acidic soil and filtered shade, or morning sun and afternoon shade. I've moved plenty of near-dead plants that bounced back. Good luck!Helpful Reply
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Melissa G on Feb 05, 2012I'll take a picture today and post it -- thanks. And I think we definitely need a soil test.Helpful Reply
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3po3 on Feb 05, 2012Yeah, I don't think you can dig up anything right now in Fort Collins, CO. First of all, you'd have to dig through a few inches of snow, then make your way through frozen soilHelpful Reply
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Melissa G on Feb 06, 2012Here are pictures. You can see it next to the nandinas by our mailbox, but we have a few more of them in random places in the garden. Are these miniature azaleas? (Also, you can see the Georgia red clay in the photo. That's a result of our sewer line having been replaced... there was no regard for the soil when they filled it back in. Amending that is another project for us to tackle.)Helpful Reply
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Teresa D on Feb 06, 2012Hey Melissa, what is that vining around your mailbox?Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Feb 06, 2012It looks like an azalea leaf to me but more rounded than a Gumpo. Check out the closeup on this link with your plant: http://www.ag.auburn.edu/hort/landscape/dbpages/268.html If it's any kind of azalea, they're definitely in too much sun.Helpful Reply
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Melissa G on Feb 06, 2012Teresa -- yes, it is a vine. I found it buried in the pinestraw right there so I detangled it and wrapped it around the post. No idea what it is, though. I've found it in other parts of the garden as well. Wondering if I'll see it flower this spring or summer. Douglas -- thanks for the link. Maybe I'll bring a sprig to the nursery and see if they can ID it.Helpful Reply
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Melissa G on Feb 07, 2012I just went to the nursery and found out they are gardenias! So pleased as that's' one of my favorite fragrances. I was told I can replant them any time.Helpful Reply
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Melissa G on Feb 07, 2012Oh, and the vine may be jasmine. Another one of my favorites.Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Feb 08, 2012I would never have guessed gardenia from the photo, but I'm glad you have an answer and I know you're going to have happier plants in your future.Helpful Reply
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David S on Feb 08, 2012I AGREE WITH DOUGLAS ..........NEVER WOULD HAVE GUESSED GARDENIAS , WHICH I HAVE AND THE LEAVES DON'T LOOK ANYTHING LIKE THIS PHOTO . I HAVE SEVERAL MRS . G.G. GERBING [WHITE] SOUTHERN INDICA AZALEAS THAT HAVE LEAVES SIMILIAR TO THE PHOTO . IF , BY CHANCE , THEY ARE INDICA AZALEAS .....HAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEN THEM ARE OTHER PLANTS . I PLANTED MINE 4' APART AND THEY HAVE GROWN TOGETHER !Helpful Reply
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Melissa G on Feb 09, 2012Well, I guess we'll confirm what they are after they flower!Helpful Reply
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David S on Feb 09, 2012AFTER LOOKING AT THE PHOTO REAL CLOSE , I SEE FLOWER BUDS THAT SURE LOOK LIKE AN AZALEA .Helpful Reply
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Melissa G on Feb 10, 2012Thanks, David -- I'll let everyone know what they are once they show their flowers.Helpful Reply
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Flowerscapes Garden Design & Landscaping on Mar 11, 2012Douglas H, thanks for the link! I went through the site a bit and it is very helpful.Helpful Reply
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Kelly S on Apr 07, 2012Azaleas are fairly hardy. I replanted mine in the spring before they bloomed, but the fall would also work.Helpful Reply
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