How to Use root ball in a Sentence

root ball

noun

• Firm the soil around the tree’s root ball with your hands.
  — oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022
• Dig the hole to the depth of the root ball and two or three times as wide.
  — ExpressNews.com, 26 Nov. 2020
• Dig a hole that is two to three times the width of the tree’s root ball.
  — oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022
• If the soil around the plant’s root ball is moist, skip a day, right?
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022
• The hole should be two or three times as wide as the root ball.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023
• Set the top of the root ball at or slightly above the surface of the soil.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Nov. 2020
• Plant azaleas with the top of the root ball just above ground.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 22 May 2020
• Use the soil that was dug out of the planting hole to fill in around the root ball.
  — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2022
• The problem could be roots that have not left the root ball.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 15 May 2021
• Be sure to firm the soil around the root ball to also help hold the tree in place.
  — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 30 Sep. 2017
• Move it around the trunk so the whole root ball is moistened.
  — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2018
• The top of the root ball should be level with or slightly above the soil of the bed.
  — NOLA.com, 27 Jan. 2018
• Run your hands over the sides of the root ball to loosen any winding roots.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 10 Mar. 2021
• If soil is dry, soak the plants and build a berm at the edge of the root ball to hold water.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Oct. 2021
• Plant so that the top of the root ball is slightly above the soil surface.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 June 2020
• The hole should also be at least twice as wide as the root ball.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Apr. 2023
• Soak an area around a root ball and under the drip line of trees.
  — oregonlive, 27 June 2021
• Loosen the edges of the roots, and place the hydrangea in the pot, leaving 2-3 inches above the root ball.
  — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 1 May 2024
• Dig a hole just as deep as the root ball and two or three times its width.
  — NOLA.com, 3 Mar. 2018
• The larger and more intact the root ball, the less effect the move should have on the plant.
  — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Apr. 2021
• Look at the root ball and choose more roots over fewer ones.
  — Leslie Crawford, sandiegouniontribune.com, 11 Jan. 2018
• Set the plant in the hole, checking that the top of the root ball is level with the soil surface.
  — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Oct. 2022
• Then on moving day, tie up the fronds and dig a large root ball.
  — Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Oct. 2022
• Lift and carry the root ball rather than grasping the trunk.
  — oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2022
• Remove the plant and loosen the roots a bit from the root ball before placing in the hole.
  — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 May 2023
• Water them at the base so that the root ball is moistened.
  — Calvin Finch, San Antonio Express-News, 25 June 2021
• Start by cutting off as much as one-third of the roots from the bottom of the root ball.
  — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 16 July 2024
• Dig far enough from the root ball so that roots are not damaged.
  — oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2021
• Water Water the root ball itself—not the foliage–deeply.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
• After new growth emerges, remove the root ball from the container and transplant the cosmos to its new location.
  — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024