I always cut the foliage to about 8" when I move them, its just going to lay down and be in my way when applying fertilizer and the other things added after planting. In a couple of weeks it will be back to normal length, anything I can do to make it easier for me.
Becky, to me the way I prepare the beds before planting is more important than anything else I do the other nine months, and the most important is the ph. If it isn't 5.5 to 6.5 the plants can't take up enough nutrients for rapid growth. I have to add lots of lime every year to keep the ph within that range.
