- 1). Use the measuring tape to measure out from the trunk of the bush to the where the foliage ends. This is your drip line.
- 2). Decide where the juniper bush is going to go, and dig a hole for it that is at least 4 feet deep, and as wide as the total drip line of the bush--your measurement out from the trunk, doubled.
- 3). Use one of the shovels to mix the compost with the soil you removed from the hole. Mix them together as thoroughly as you can.
- 4). Water the hole you dug enough to moisten it completely, but do not soak it enough that puddles form.
- 5). Dig a trench around the juniper bush at the drip line. Dig down at least 4 feet, because junipers sink their roots deep into the ground.
- 6). Slide your shovel at a diagonal underneath the root ball of the juniper bush, and press down on the handle to lift the root ball slightly. Do this every foot or so around the base of the bush so that the root ball is loosened on all sides.
- 7). Have a friend help you extract the bush from the ground. Give your friend a shovel and have him stand at the opposite side of the bush from you. Work your shovels into the trench and underneath the root ball. Use your body weight to press down on the handles of the shovels and pry the root ball free from the ground. It might make a popping sound as it comes free; that's normal.
- 8). Put on your goggles and gloves and lift the bush out of the hole. Junipers are sharp, so be careful not to get poked in the face. Put the bush in the wheelbarrow and wheel it over to its new home.
- 9). Place the bush in its new hole. Water the root ball, and then cover it with the compost and soil mix. Tamp it down with your hands and feet, and don't pack it too tightly.
- 10
Spread the fertilizer around the base of the bush in a circle that covers the soil about halfway from the trunk to the drip line. Water that layer until it is moist, but not soaked through. - 11
Water the bush deeply every day, until the weather turns cold enough to freeze the soil.
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