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Southern Gardening Guide

Spruce up your garden with fresh ideas and simple how-tos

How to Plant Flowers

Get off to a good start in your garden.

Step 3: Pry Roots
Ralph Anderson, Article by Steve Bender

Step 3

Use your fingers or a pencil to gently pry apart matted roots so they’ll spread into the soil, not remain in a ball.

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Step 2: Soak Plants

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Step 4: Flower Food

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Step 3: Pry Roots

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