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#344252 May 15th, 2011 at 01:04 AM
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Hi - I'm brand new to this and don't know A LOT of the basics. I ordered Red Painted Daisies from a catalog & what arrived were little bundles of roots. Do I soak these first? When I plant them, which end goes up? I apologize for the seemingly silly questions, but I guess we all have to start somewhere.

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Welcome, lolab.
WE have all been at this stage. You can soak those roots to separate them. Then study them a little. When they are separate you should be able to see the starting point where the roots grow somewhat down from and a 'bud' at the top. That bud is the crown of the plant. You want to plant that with the crown pretty even with the top of the soil.
Good luck!


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Welcome to the gardenhelper Lolab,, grin
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Thanks for the help folks! I appreciate your quick answers


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