What uprooted my Sweet Williams?

May 13, 2012 18:29

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dark_phoenix54 May 14 2012, 15:37:37 UTC
Are there deer where you are? I've frequently had them pull a plant up, and then decide they didn't want to eat it and so drop it back on the ground. That's about the only critter I can think of that would do that.

#2 - some times the soil settles and the plant doesn't settle with it, thus exposing the roots; sometimes, as in the case of iris, the newer sections grow upwards and climb on out of the ground. For iris, it's a good thing; for others, not so much. Just put some soil up around the crown to keep the roots under the dirt so they dont' dry out.

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disturbedme May 14 2012, 22:33:49 UTC
I have not seen deer where we are. We are in a dul-de-sac of townhomes and doubt they'd come around here.

The biggest wild animal we've seen around is squirrels... only seen a rabbit once. LOL. Don't know if a rabbit could have done it or squirrel.

Thanks for the info. I will definitely be putting more soil out for my flowers to cover up the roots.

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