Move Errant Plantings Now

By Phran Novelli

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - Can you dig it…out? Fall's a good time for planting and transplanting, and digging out plants that are in the wrong place.

Besides planting mistakes made by gardeners not as smart as you, plants end up in odd spots for lots of reasons: the wind blows some seeds; others drop and germinate on their own, squirrels bury nuts here and there, or just because birds perch in your shrubs and drop lots of seeds after eating them. That's why you often find seedlings or even semi-established trees growing under and among shrubs, trees and perennials in your garden - the ones you planted on purpose.

So, after a rain in the fall is a good time to remove those seedlings you see as weeds; the odd mulberry tree, or errant holly, or whatever it may be. Dig it out, transplant it, trash it if it's invasive, or escort it to the compost pile where it can turn into fertilizer instead of crowding out plants you love.