{"id":12662,"date":"2022-04-22T03:46:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T03:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecofamilylife.com\/?p=12662"},"modified":"2022-04-22T04:38:12","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T04:38:12","slug":"forgot-to-loosen-root-ball-before-planting-what-to-do-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecofamilylife.com\/garden\/forgot-to-loosen-root-ball-before-planting-what-to-do-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgot to Loosen Root Ball Before Planting | What to do Next"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Most plants can recover from tight roots after they have been planted as long as they are not completely root bound. It is usually better to leave the plant where it is once it has been planted for longer than a week. Hardy plants like palms, grasses, plants grown from rhizomes or succulents can be dug up and the roots loosened if they were very tight before planting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Most of the time it is best to leave the plant in the ground even if you have forgotten to loosen the root ball before planting. Young plants in particular are able to send out new root shoots in the right direction if they are planted in good soil and watered well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n