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saltmarsh · February 25, 2012

If you have a spot on the side or back of your house or an out building where they will be protected from some of the wind and have partial shade, you can heel them in by taking a hoe and makeing a trench 3 or 4 inches deep, lay their roots in the trench, cover with dirt and wet it down, they'll all be fine until you get them into their final spot.

The yellow leaves will shed but all the green should perk up and grow. All the plants were erect (like young corn stalks) when I dug them but keep in mind, I bent the leaves over onto the stem to get them in the package. These leaves may not straighten completely,but new growth will be erect. Claud

February 25, 2012	#23
saltmarsh Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: 2 miles south of Yoknapatawpha Zone 7b Posts: 662	If you have a spot on the side or back of your house or an out building where they will be protected from some of the wind and have partial shade, you can heel them in by taking a hoe and makeing a trench 3 or 4 inches deep, lay their roots in the trench, cover with dirt and wet it down, they'll all be fine until you get them into their final spot. The yellow leaves will shed but all the green should perk up and grow. All the plants were erect (like young corn stalks) when I dug them but keep in mind, I bent the leaves over onto the stem to get them in the package. These leaves may not straighten completely,but new growth will be erect. Claud Last edited by saltmarsh; February 25, 2012 at 04:18 PM. Reason: added an r and clarify about heeling in.