Ok, though I have been on this forum for a while and have
some knowledge about plants and such, there are some glaring holes in my experience/wisdom because I have only been growing things for 3 years.
So here is my super-dumb beginner's question:
Say you have some potted trees in a soil-less potting mix (bark/peat mix). When you go to plant those trees in the ground, do you:
- gently remove the mix from around the roots so the plant is immersed in the native soil; or
- leave the potting mix intact and just fill around it with native soil
Basically option 1 is bare-rooting the plant. Based on things I've read, i can see benefits to both options. Option 1 would presumably eliminate issues of soil differential in the root zone, water retention/drainage differential with native soil, etc. However, it could possibly damage the root system (though a soil-less mix basically would fall off the roots on its own).
Looking for advice from folks who've done this - as you can see, I have never done it!