Clematis: How to get jackmanii to climb up post?, 1 by pirl

pirl wrote:
You might want to dig the hole for the clematis you'll transplant before you actually dig it up. Add manure, bone meal and compost - mix it well. Put the Jackmanii in the hole, covering it with 2 to 3" of soil/compost/manure, and angle it towards a post or whatever you'll having it growing on and then water it well. Protect the root zone (that faces the sun) with a rock, or a broken piece of pottery (even a broken pot) and then just wait for flowers. Do not keep it drenching wet. Clematis can rot in drenching soil. They want cool and moist roots.

You can give it a drink of warm water (not hot) with 1 tablespoon of Epsom Salt to a gallon of water - share that water between the two clematises.

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