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Olafhenny · 09-20-2011, 10:22 PM

Hi Matt,

thanks, that makes me feel a lot better about it.

You did not say however, what the measure
of 1.5 feet is to; the bottom of the hole?; the corm or the previous top of soil 9 (in the pot)? I am
aiming to have the present top of soil 1 foot below the new surface. Above that I will fill the hole mostly
with a light weight mix of mushroom manure and peat moss, to provide excellent insulation and
make it easy for the new pups to penetrate. The hole is now 22 inches deep and the soil depth in
the pot is 12 inches. I am counting on the soil depth from the pot to collapse to about 10 inches
when transplanting, thus giving me 12” of extra cover.

I do not need a lot of pups, because I am running out of space, but I am hoping for enough to
continue the ‘line’. Thus my concern.

Best,
Olaf
PS: I live in Penticton, BC, Zone 6.
I tried a couple of times to get this into my profile but it did not 'take'.

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Olafhenny Olafhenny's Photo Gallery Location: Penticton, BC, Okanagan Valley, Canada Find me on the map! Zone: Hardiness Zone 6 Name: Olaf Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,705 BananaBucks : 259,978 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,050 Times Was Thanked 2,012 Times in 876 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 77 Times	Re: Experience in deep planting Basjoo? Hi Matt, thanks, that makes me feel a lot better about it. You did not say however, what the measure of 1.5 feet is to; the bottom of the hole?; the corm or the previous top of soil 9 (in the pot)? I am aiming to have the present top of soil 1 foot below the new surface. Above that I will fill the hole mostly with a light weight mix of mushroom manure and peat moss, to provide excellent insulation and make it easy for the new pups to penetrate. The hole is now 22 inches deep and the soil depth in the pot is 12 inches. I am counting on the soil depth from the pot to collapse to about 10 inches when transplanting, thus giving me 12” of extra cover. I do not need a lot of pups, because I am running out of space, but I am hoping for enough to continue the ‘line’. Thus my concern. Best, Olaf PS: I live in Penticton, BC, Zone 6. I tried a couple of times to get this into my profile but it did not 'take'. __________________ The reason I joined this forum was to share experiences, my own and those of others and to learn from them.