Thinking about rooting Conifers again.
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Comments (19)Oh, ok Ken. I see the form now. I don't think I need 1 gallon trees right now. I ordered quite a lot of understock that will be arriving in bare root form which will tie me over. for next year. I understand if your graft does not take that you can use that same understock again the next year. Year 3 I will analyze how much I have left and work from there. At least I will have enough understock again for next year. Also, I received information on how to make my life much easier from a friend by watering my understock with sprinklers set on a timer. That will be heaven for me and alleviate my concerns if I go out of town. I think I may be able to begin grafting some of my trees this weekend. I am so excited and will report back on my success....See MoreWhat's the most root-bound conifer that you've rescued?
Comments (24)Hehe..I somehow failed to get back to this thread in a timely fashion. Botann, your post hole digger pseudo-suggestion reminds me of an issue I'm dealing with constantly on the job-that of landscape contractors that use augers to plant trees. In the world I inhabit, augers are simply not a part of tree planting. The Forestry Dept. of which I am associated has used a stump grinder for years. This is absolutely the perfect equipment for producing that wide, shallow planting "bed" to set the tree in. But I understand not everybody's got one of these, nor are many of the sites I deal with in the Stormwater component of my job, which is where all the guys with augers are showing up, accessible to a large, tractor-drawn implement. Maybe I'd better start a new thread over in "Trees" on that one. There is much to be said. My worst root adjustment was on my own property up north. Found some delightful looking Abies nordmanniana at the end-of-year hose-out sale. Too good to pass up. It was Nov.-getting kind of late to be planting trees up that far north. Well of course, the roots wound around and around inside those big pots. I did what I could but either it wasn't enough or as I more strongly suspect, it was too late in the year for that amount of root work. These charming plants were more than half dead by the next growing season. Essentially, they are now little deformed fir bushes, not entirely dead, but also not likely to make a decent recovery. I'm going to walk through all my plantings yet this year sometime if I can beat the snow and see what I've got there. But I don't expect much. +oM...See MoreDo you think, and rethink, and think again about your choices?
Comments (46)I used to be much more cavalier about discarding roses but I've changed my ways. For one, it takes so long for bands to grow into ornamental plants with little rain. Besides, by now I should know better and be more discriminating in what I order. I know now that Maggie does not ring my chimes but she's staying. Charles Darwin, of which I have two, hardly lasts one day, but I hope with age that will improve. Mrs. Henry Morse is one of those early hybrid teas that take forever to put on growth so that might have been a mistake. I'll try fish solution to hurry her along. Mme. Antoine Mari's flowers are really too delicate for the heat, but there again I hope she'll toughen up with age. Sometimes I wish desperately that I could begin the whole process over again, amend the soil properly before planting, install drip watering right away and choose roses as though my life depended on it. Oh well........See MoreBest media mix to pot rooted conifer cuttings.
Comments (19)There is NO soil (or shouldn't be any) in a container potting soil. That's why they also call it a soil-less mix. What exactly is a soil test going to tell you about a potting mix? That it has no nutrients or none to speak of is about it!! The 5-1-1 mix has virtually NO nutrient load at all and the vast majority of other potting soils do not either unless added by the manufacturer. Or containing materials that are not advised for a container soil like real "dirt" or compost. I've been growing plants long term in containers for more than 30 years, mostly trees and shrubs, and have undertaken a lot of research into container soils and fertilization, both for my own purposes and for the classes I teach. The best container soils are heavily textured and aerated and with minimal decomposable organics that can alter fast drainage. All required nutrients are supplied by the grower, not the media....See MoreUser
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