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Last summer I transplanted a wisteria that was originally the result of a layered shoot.
Since being severed from the parent specimen and dug up - several years ago now - the wisteria has been kept in a makeshift box filled with soil whilst a more permanent site was sought for it.
It is now in a big, barrel shaped container (£15 down from £175 because it was cracked - thank you fibre glass repair kit). I would estimate that it holds 500-600 L of compost (though don't quote me on that
). Because of the size, I reasoned it was easier to mix the compost, grit, and loam together in the container, then scoop out a hole to drop the root ball of the wisteria into. However, in doing this I made one textbook error - neglecting to fill the bottom of the container with a layer of drainage material. There's a few drainage holes drilled into the bottom, and the container sits on bricks, which would help. I reckon the holes could clog up over time.
I'm wondering whether the pot is likely to be free draining enough for a wisteria.
I did get some lovely bottle green leaves on the plant towards the end of the season following transplant (after last seasons' mainly yellow ones), so it was obviously needing to be moved. But that was then (and it was still warm).
Digging it all out again to effectively start over with the pot preparation would be a giant hassle, and there's also the issue of too much root disturbance, but it'd be better to do this now if needed before the plant gets any bigger.
Any thoughts? Cheers.
Since being severed from the parent specimen and dug up - several years ago now - the wisteria has been kept in a makeshift box filled with soil whilst a more permanent site was sought for it.
It is now in a big, barrel shaped container (£15 down from £175 because it was cracked - thank you fibre glass repair kit). I would estimate that it holds 500-600 L of compost (though don't quote me on that
). Because of the size, I reasoned it was easier to mix the compost, grit, and loam together in the container, then scoop out a hole to drop the root ball of the wisteria into. However, in doing this I made one textbook error - neglecting to fill the bottom of the container with a layer of drainage material. There's a few drainage holes drilled into the bottom, and the container sits on bricks, which would help. I reckon the holes could clog up over time.I'm wondering whether the pot is likely to be free draining enough for a wisteria.
I did get some lovely bottle green leaves on the plant towards the end of the season following transplant (after last seasons' mainly yellow ones), so it was obviously needing to be moved. But that was then (and it was still warm).
Digging it all out again to effectively start over with the pot preparation would be a giant hassle, and there's also the issue of too much root disturbance, but it'd be better to do this now if needed before the plant gets any bigger.
Any thoughts? Cheers.
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