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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!
Now ALL over again for the puffies.
Again she dig a deep hole just enough that the pot in it and the top soil of the pot would be level with the groundish.
"Aguamenti" she said pointing to the pot.
She skipped the point 3 and moved to the change. Now she was little more confident but nonetheless cautions.
Again she grabbed the the plant and its roots and carefully put it in the new pot and once more it didn't sink. Woot!
She started massaging the roots until they were lost and spread out in the hole. Then she picked up the shovel and filled the empty spaces in the pot with more soil.
And now the "ring".... and water
"Aguamenti!" "And yesss !! I'm done! Woot woot!" The plants were really cute especially the Puffapod and Ana was very proud with her work.