Mistakes: When to Transplant When to Rip Out.

[Nyboy]

This summer I have to deal with 2 planting mistakes. Both are mistakes because of size. When I was much younger I tried to move and save everything, now that I am older I find I just rip out as often as transplant. 1st is a arctic kiwi vine I planted on a 6 foot iron arbor, I had no idea how large the vines grew. At 2 years old vine out grew arbor and is climbing trees near by. It is a monster, most likely going to rip out. 2 nd is a hydrangea I picked up on clearance, with no name tag. I planted it under a weeping crabapple, thinking shade from tree would be good for hydrangea. Well must have like spot too much, fast growth almost shading out slow growing crab. Hydrangea I will wait till fall and transplant. Do you try and save every mistake or do you rip out and start fresh?

 

[Smart Red]

My first impulse is to try to save everything. With 30 acres, I should be able to find a spot for whatever is not in its proper place. However, I have had several 'mistakes' removed permanently. Even then I usually try to take a cutting to start in a better place.

 

[thistlebloom]

Unless it's a favorite I will close my eyes and rip out. My trouble usually comes when I transplant something large and then neglect it because I forget to water it. I hate that feeling when I come upon something I moved and it's all shriveled and dead.

Is that a paniculata hydrangea NYboy? I planted one in a bed years ago and had to move it because it got enormous.

 

[Nyboy]

I think so getting white cone shape flowers. No name tag, price you pay for clearance sale.

 

[catjac1975]

This summer I have to deal with 2 planting mistakes. Both are mistakes because of size. When I was much younger I tried to move and save everything, now that I am older I find I just rip out as often as transplant. 1st is a arctic kiwi vine I planted on a 6 foot iron arbor, I had no idea how large the vines grew. At 2 years old vine out grew arbor and is climbing trees near by. It is a monster, most likely going to rip out. 2 nd is a hydrangea I picked up on clearance, with no name tag. I planted it under a weeping crabapple, thinking shade from tree would be good for hydrangea. Well must have like spot too much, fast growth almost shading out slow growing crab. Hydrangea I will wait till fall and transplant. Do you try and save every mistake or do you rip out and start fresh?

I am not much for throwing aWAY BUT HAVE LEARNED TO COMPoST MY LESS DESIRABLE DAYLILY SEEDLINGS. A TOUGH ONE AT FIRST. Not mad-hit the wrong key. They kiwi are delicious when you can get them to bare. We put a shed in the place where ours was and needed a small machine to get it out .I would never recommend anyone plant a kiwi.

 

[ninnymary]

I just pull out and replace. I try to do this without my husband noticing because I don't like to hear his "comments". Of course, it's hard to do wihen the plant is hugh and leaves a big hole. But usually he doesn't notice.

Mary

 

[seedcorn]

@ninnymary He notices, it's just not worth the fight...

We men, live by question, IS THIS THE HILL I WILL DIE FOR.

@Nyboy My answer is, as soon as you realize mistake, REMOVE. If you can re-purpose, fine, do it. If not, move on, don't look back.

 

[Nyboy]

I like " is this the hill I will die for" I always say " choose your battles"

 

[Lavender2]

My biggest mistake is with too many things that spread. Second mistake is to ignore their spreading , I'm just not good at ripping things out .
But the old saying of 'two wrongs don't make a right' does not always stand. If you ignore a garden full of spreading flowers long enough, you will have a wild -flower garden.

 

[ducks4you]

I have to maintain 5 acres, albeit 4 are turnout/pasture for my three horses, so anything that doesn't make the grade goes. That is what I LOVE about gardening! I don't cry over broken or dead plants. I get a real big kick when, for instance, last year's annuals have reseeded themselves in my flower beds. I planted no white allysium but I have 4 of my them bushing in my beds this year that border the front sidewalk. I had moss roses reseed in the bed by the satellite dish. I got behind in my vegetable beds and was pleased to see 6 Roma tomatoes with fruit in the beds that I hadn't gotten to yet, so I left them.
I had planted a "Spiced Pear" 7 years ago. The 2012-2013 drought got it, but it was hardly producing, so I cut it at ground level after it died, and replaced it with a Bartlett that is a real big producer. No harm, no foul.
I planted these two thorned blackberries on the south side of the garage. They have been warned! Hardly any fruit and sending up runners everywhere! I will go out one day soon and rip them all out. Somebody on Mid-American Gardener said that she did that and replaced them with thornless. I know that they will burn really well!!