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im gonna make a new dish garden but was wondering about the plants i buy. when i go to plant them should i keep them in the soil it came with or wash off the dirt n just plants the roots in the new soil?

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If they are healthy, keep the current rootball with soil intact except for loosening up any outer tangled roots to grow into the new soil surrounding.
Good luck.


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