Content
- Transplant asters - reasons and procedure
- Reasons that can speak for a Umpflanzaktion
- Make the siting in advance
- Prepare the soil
- Take action: excavate, divide, transplant
- Tips
The best time to replant asters is in spring or fall
Transplant asters - reasons and procedure
Most flowering perennials have already said goodbye. But the asters are not beaten, but keep themselves good. But not always that way. A transplanting operation may become critical to survival.
Reasons that can speak for a Umpflanzaktion
Professionals sometimes plant their asters only so that the plants get a new loose and compost-rich soil and thus grow stronger again and flourish in the sequence richer.
The following aspects make the transplanting useful:
Make the siting in advance
Even before you lift the aster out of the ground, you should know where you want to plant it. Not every location is suitable. These perennials need a lot of sunlight. They prefer a sunny location. High-growth varieties also need a sheltered place. The blue forest raster, the white forest raster and wild blackbirds can also thrive in partial shade.
Prepare the soil
It continues with the preparation of the soil at the selected location. Lift out a planting hole. Loosen the earth in it neatly. If the soil is very loamy, add some sand and humus! You are also welcome to add some compost to the planting hole.
Take action: excavate, divide, transplant
In the early autumn or early spring, the time has come to take action. Keep in mind that the aster needs some more time to root properly. If there is a frosty period soon after transplanting, it can be delivered helplessly.
Lift the aster out of the earth with a grave fork. Now you can share the perennial if you want. If roots have been injured, cut them back with a sharp and clean knife. Now it's time for the new location. There, the aster is planted and then watered generously. Possibly. attach a support - ready!
Tips
The distance to other plants should not be secondary! When transplanting to the new location, keep a minimum distance of 30 cm to neighboring plants!