Moving Day

The day was fast approaching for our unsuspecting seedlings to move house. They were sprouting their first real leaves which, according to my sources, meant it was time. I made a trip past the garden center Friday afternoon and came home all the materials required to transplant the Miller verger. What follows is either a how-to or how-not-to lesson on transplanting apple tree seedlings--only time will tell. Rest assured, I'll keep you posted.

Step 1
Place a few drainage beads at the bottom of each container.

Step 2
Moisten soil and break up any lumps. A fork works reasonably well, but the girls liked using their fingers.

Step 3
Fill individual containers with soil.

This part is messy, hence...

Step 4
Call in the clean up crew.

Step 5
Carefully unearth seedlings then bury well, covering all of the root and a portion of the stem.

Step 6
Be proud.