Transplanting a Small Plant to a Container

• 1). Fill your container to within 1/2 inch of the rim with standard potting soil.
  
  
• 2). Dig a hole with your trowel that will be large enough to hold the root system of your small rose of Sharon plant.
  
  
• 3). Remove your plant from its nursery pot and gently loosen the root ball to free the roots as much as possible.
  
  
• 4). Set the rose of Sharon into the container and scoop some of your potting soil around its base, lightly packing it in.
  
  
• 5). Water the plant until water runs from the container's drainage hole. Keep it in a sunny place and water on a regular basis when the soil becomes dry.
  
  

Transplanting a Large Plant From the Ground

• 1). Transplant your large, established rose of Sharon in early spring. Dig into the soil about 1 foot from the base of your plant, using a pointed shovel. Make a circle around the entire plant and then gently work your shovel deeper, pushing the plant upward as you go around the base.
  
  
• 2). Lift your rose of Sharon from the soil after you have freed the roots from the soil. Now is a good time to prune it: Clip off all long branches to about half their length and also cut all broken and crowded branches.
  
  
• 3). Prepare a new planting area or a large container for your plant. To plant it in the ground, mix organic compost into the soil at a ratio of 1 part compost to 4 parts of soil. Combine compost with soil to a depth of at least 1 foot, depending on the size of the plant's root system. To plant it in a container, use standard potting soil.
  
  
• 4). Set your uprooted rose of Sharon into its new planting hole and fill with additional soil and compost. Water it by running a hose at the base at a slow drip for at least 20 minutes.