{"id":11972,"date":"2012-03-08T17:00:40","date_gmt":"2012-03-09T01:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=11972"},"modified":"2012-03-13T18:03:06","modified_gmt":"2012-03-14T01:03:06","slug":"palm-transplant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2012\/03\/08\/palm-transplant\/","title":{"rendered":"Palm Transplant"},"content":{"rendered":"

It took three days, but I finally got our two large, pot-busting palm trees (which my mom grew from seeds) transplanted into their final resting places in our backyard. Started by digging two holes halfway, filling them with water to loosen up the dirt, and then letting them soak overnight. Next day, after I dug, and then dug some more to get the holes deep enough to accept the big batch of roots each palm tree had, I discovered that there was a thick layer of clay that got even thicker from all the water I soaked the holes with. Hitting a buttload of various sized rocks also did not help in getting the holes deep enough. Finally got them transplanted and I have to say that they both look much happier for all the effort. There was one day when\u00a0I did all this digging and moving under the watchful eye a squirrel just on the other side of our canyon fence. He’s hiding in picture #11.<\/p>\n

\"The <\/a>
The two larger palms to be moved <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Palm <\/a>
Palm one <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Palm <\/a>
Palm one outgrowth <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Palm <\/a>
Palm two <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Palm <\/a>
Palm two outgrowth <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"The <\/a>
The relocation location <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Partial <\/a>
Partial hole one <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Partial <\/a>
Partial hole two <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"My <\/a>
My spade and I <\/div> <\/div>
\"Sample <\/a>
Sample rocks I hit <\/div> <\/div>
\"Squirrel!\" <\/a>
Squirrel! <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Two <\/a>
Two partial holes <\/div> <\/div>
\"Me <\/a>
Me in a hole <\/div> <\/div>
\"Water <\/a>
Water in hole one <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Water <\/a>
Water in hole two <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"First <\/a>
First palm removed <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Palm <\/a>
Palm roots <\/div> <\/div>
\"First <\/a>
First palm transplanted <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Second <\/a>
Second palm prepared <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Second <\/a>
Second palm roots <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Second <\/a>
Second palm placed <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Both <\/a>
Both palms planted <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Newly <\/a>
Newly planted palm one <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Newly <\/a>
Newly planted palm two <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It took three days, but I finally got our two large, pot-busting palm trees (which my mom grew from seeds) transplanted into their final resting places in our backyard. Started by digging two holes halfway, filling them with water to loosen up the dirt, and then letting them soak overnight. Next day, after I dug, … <\/p>\n

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