PLANTING PREPARATION - Do It Yourself Instructions
Step 1: Call 811 before digging This service will mark your underground utility lines for free and prevent undesired consequences.
Also mark & be aware of existing landscape lighting, irrigation lines and existing bulbs.
Step 2: Make a plan of where to store your extracted dirt. Make sure you find a container or bucket large enough to hold all of dirt you're removing from the hole.
Step 3: Dig the right size hole for your plant. The hole needs to be dug the exact depth of the rootball and two to three times wider than the rootball.
Step 4: Fill the hole at least 3/4 full of water. This will be like making a dirt soup or chili.
Step 5: Add compost, or leaf mulch and Black Cow or worm castings until the mixture is thick.
Step 6: Add back some of the original dirt removed from the hole.
Step 7: Take the plant out of the nursery container and loosen the root ball. Place the plant into the hole but be sure that the top of the root ball is not below the soil line.
Step 8: Backfill the remaining hole with the dirt you saved when digging the hole.
Step 9: Apply 2-3 inches of mulch and water thoroughly. Press down area to eliminate any air pockets.