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1) Dig a hole deep enough that you could set your pot in it and the top soil of the pot would be level with the groundish.
2) Water the soil a bit but not enough that it becomes like mud.
3) If the pot you have is made out of pliable, flexible material, massage the pot so the roots get loosened a bit. [This will apply only to the cheap-o flutterby pots.]
4) Carefully, gripping the plant at the base of its stem, remove the plant from its pot. MAKE SURE YOU GET ALL ITS ROOTS!
5) Gently set it inside the hole in the ground, guesstimating to make sure there's enough room for the roots. Make sure it doesn't sink (otherwise you'll need to add more dirt to the hole before you plant it).
6) Retaining a hold on the plant being transplanted, massage its roots some more until they are loose and spread out in the hole you made. Don't rip or tear at the roots though; gentle is thee word.
7) Use your shovel (or your hands, mouth, neighbor's shoe, whatever) to gently fill in the space over the roots/around the base of the plant with the soil you displaced when you first dug the hole.
8) Pat the dirt up around the base of the plant and then make a ring, like a moat, so it has space for the water to seep in. And remember, you don't want any exposed roots.
9) WATER the PLANT.
10) Repeat steps 1-9 with your puffapod, preferably planting it right next to your own flutterby bush. Remember to space them 2-3 feet apart!
Abby reads the directions carefully. She goes over and gets a flutterby plant and takes it where she plans to plant it. She finds a shovel and digs a hole. Abby then levitates the pot into the hole to make sure the hole is deep enough. The pot can fit the hole, but it does not sit equal to the ground. Abby removes the pot and digs the hole a little deeper. She repeats the above process. The pot fits perfectly. Abby performs the Aguamenti spell. A stream of water flows from her wand. She waters the soil according to the directions. Abby grabs the plant by its base and gently removes the flutterby from the pot. She lays the plant on the ground and then levitates it into the hole. The flutterby seems to sit properly, so the hole should not need anymore soil. Abby gets down on her knees and grabs the plant by its base. She then gently seperates the roots making sure they are spread out in the hole. Abby stands up. She dumps the remainder of the soil from the pot over the plant. She then shovels the remainder of the soil from digging the hole over the plant. Abby stands up and pats the soil down with her feet. She then kneels back down and digs a trench around the plant with her hands. Abby gets her wand and using the aguamenti charm, she fills the trench with water.
Abby gets up and walks off two feet from the flutterby plant. She then goes and gets her Puffapod plant. Abby digs a whole and places the pot in it. The pot fits the hole perfectly. She then waters the hole. Abby then gently removes the puffapod from the plant. She places it in the hole, and seperates the roots. Abby then fills the hole in with dirt. She uses her hands to pat the soil down. Abby then digs a trench around the hole, and waters it. When she finished, Abby takes the pots and shovel back to the shed.