pemberton 15 Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Can any of you budding gardeners out there please help. I have a Rhododenrum in a large pot outside, but it requires re-potting to an even larger pot, now me being a bit thick about matters of the garden, I wondered if anyone can tell me the best time to re-pot? Warning Spelling Mistake>>>Rhododendron...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Ideally after flowering....May/June time. Mid July should be OK! Do use ericaceous type compost, or soil pinched from land where rhodies thrive...eg Burntstump Park. Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tutanic 8 Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Does that mean they like acid type soil, Rob? I have a miniature one and that needs re-potting too so the advice is well received. A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Ann.........has to be acid! Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Our_Gert 0 Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Rob has in a nut shell, after flowering. Don't forget to water it before you take it out of it's pot, and water it again after re-potting. if it has alot of roots spiralling round and round when you take it out of it's pot, it won't hurt it to loosen a few before putting it in it's new pot. Happy potting xxx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tutanic 8 Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Thank you for that help, it was much appreciated. A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 A sprinkle of Bonemeal, would do it good too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 88 Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Would fairy dust do just as well? It's a good job rob237 is an expert because I haven't a clue when it comes to gardening, pruning roses and cutting me lawn that's as far as my knowledge goes. But one thing I must say and this is going to sound as if I'm blowing my own trumpet here but the neighbours have comented on my hanging baskets this year, see picture below>>>> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rob237 89 Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 It's a good job rob237 is an expert....... !secret! Very wrong.....expert he ain't...... He simply knew the answer to the rhodie question because he'd repotted some before, and was obliged to ask the same questions himself! His simple gardening philosophy is 'low-maintenance' and 'perrenial' - everything else is avoided !tanning! Cheers Robt P. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pemberton 15 Posted July 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Well of course I knew you lot out there would come up with the answer - very many thanks to you all - just shows what a fantastic site this is! !clapping! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bip 88 Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Your my kind of guy rob. I have a new next door neighbour and admitted before they moved in the garden hadn't been touched for twenty odd years, he's low maintenance too, he's just cleared it and made a replica of brighton Beach every time I look out of my kitchen window I expect to see the sea and the odd nudist......no joke....see pic below>>> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted July 24, 2006 Report Share Posted July 24, 2006 Your my kind of guy rob.I have a new next door neighbour and admitted before they moved in the garden hadn't been touched for twenty odd years, he's low maintenance too, he's just cleared it and made a replica of brighton Beach every time I look out of my kitchen window I expect to see the sea and the odd nudist......no joke....see pic below>>> I like how they've set the tree on the front in concrete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Anyone got any spare time there hands to look after this? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Send it to me, Red - I'll take care of it for you Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 I don't smoke any more but I could make a "few" cookies. :jumping: :jumping: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTramp 139 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 This Rhoddie plant in a pot is interesting, I never saw it done before, and is ericaceous neccesary? Rhoddies go mad on Uni Blvd and down in the Lynn valley Exmouth area the National Trust are driven mad by rampant Rhodedendrons. The flowers seduce everyone though, but the grant for Highfields will probly see the lot uprooted, will they be replaced thoughtfully? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Rhododendrons will grow iin neutral soil but do much better in acid soil. Their native land is soil made from broken down Andesite, which is an acidic rock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I love Rhodies but here iin Scotland they are deemd a pest. In Victorian times landowners put the plants around their huge estates and they escaped into hedgerows and other peaty places. Despite having wonderful flowers there are regular Rohdie murdering gangs "Cleaning up" the countryside of these plants. Perhaps surprisingly, the BTCV (British Trust for Conservation Volunteers) were among the most rampant anti-rhodie gangs when I was a member. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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