The best time to plant is first thing in the morning - before the hottest part of the day.
Before planting, check the soil in the pot is moist. A dry root-ball will struggle to absorb water once in the ground if planted when it’s dry.
Holes should be dug no less than 1.5 times the size of the pot/root-ball. This gives the plant the best chance of growing as it will have lots of loose soil for the roots to grow in. You can use this Plant Spacing Calculator, to easily work out how many plants needed for your garden bed.
If possible, dig the hole in a squarish shape. This will reduce the chances of the roots growing in a circle and entangling itself.
Never bury plants under the soil - including the stem. Plant them level with the surrounding soil. You can use the top of the pot as a guide. *See picture.
Water the plants in with a mixture of liquid fertiliser (e.g. seasol) and water. This will help the plant to establish its roots and adapt to its new home.
Mulch! Be sure not to put the mulch right up against the stem of the plant.
Platypus Plants delivers healthy, beautiful plants straight to your door with great packaging and top-notch customer service. The whole process was easy and enjoyable, and the plants arrived in perfect condition.
Unrelated but they also gave me the best tips on how to make an amazing sticky chaitotally unexpected but much appreciated!
Looks like they own a boxer too I hope they bring it with them next visit!
The plants I wanted are hard to get so I ordered online from Platypus Plants and am very happy with the friendly helpful staff who delivered to my garden at Capalaba. The plants are very healthy and I will definitely buy from them again and recommend Platypus to all gardeners - they also source plants that are not listed on their site.
Great price, great quality and amazing customer service!
Great quality plants for a great price! The plants were just as described / pictured and they look very healthy! Customer service was amazing and the delivery process was fast. Couldn’t be happier. Will definitely be ordering more plants in the near future! Thanks Marvin!
Awesome team, they were in touch all the way from order placement to the delivery. The best plants were picked for me and delivered without any issues. Keep up the good work
I ordered 5 of these Strelitzia Nicolai from Platypus Plants. The quality of the plants is outstanding, they are so healthy and strong. The best Strelitzia I have ever seen. Marvin and Karli were also very lovely, and the plants were delivered quickly. I will buy all my plants from here in the future. 10/10 recommend!
Very happy with plants purchased. Plants were priced reasonably and delivery was free due to amount ordered. Plants were delivered as scheduled and with friendly service. No need to buy plants anywhere else.
