What happened to my water oak seedling?
John Wallace
10 years ago
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water oak seedlings coming up in the lawn
Comments (2)Very few tree seedlings can survive mowing. While I don't know water oaks specifically, I get 50,000 maple seedlings on an acre a year, and they're always gone by the third mowing....See MoreWhat is happening to my pepper seedlings?
Comments (5)I would tend to agree with you about the 54 degrees thing. Anything below 70 will cause pepper seedlings to have stunted growth & they will never be the same again. I tried putting mine out in a cold frame when temps were getting high enough last year. A little bit of cold destroyed every single one of them. Could also be a fungus though. Pinch off the bad leaves, get them warmer & give them a few days to see what happens. - Steve...See MoreWatering transplanted oak seedlings
Comments (10)Yes, when I mentioned topsoil I wasn't meaning that you should replace the dirt with store-bought stuff! You really need to acclimate your seedlings to the local soil by only adding a small amount to the area right around the tree's planting site, just to give them a kick-start. Soils that drain too well (being sandy and rocky) just cant hold enough water to make plants happy, which is why I mentioned the clay and the artificial snow (bio-degradable stuff, it's a man-made non-reactive acrylic that simply absorbs water). The pearlite is again non-reactive expanded volcanic glass to help the roots take in nitrogen by aerating the soil, just to help kickstart the growth of your trees. I suppose if the trees have grown in a little too much already, you could just dig around them 2 - 3 feet and replace the top 3 inches or so with the mix I recommended or something similar, but the best results would be to get that clay and pearlite in and around the roots. As I mentioned in my first post, my area has the opposite problem, being primarily rock and red clay ... it holds too much water and my trees keep dying. :( Solution for me is ... build up berms made of store-bought topsoil mixed with the local dirt (60% topsoil, 30% local clay) and mix pearlite and fertilizers in as the last 10%. This will let the soil mix retain the proper moisture for the trees so that they can get established without drowning, and the excess water will run off the berms and down the hill. The problem with it is, it's going to be expensive and I dont have the money yet ... The even more expensive option for me would be to build up my yard to be 2 - 3 feet higher than all my neighbors with my chosen topsoil mix... If I dig DOWN .... all the water will run off their yards into my back-yard MUDHOLE and everything will die. I want oak trees (to transplant to my uncle's land out of town), apple trees (some to keep, some to transplant), and cherry trees (those I'm keeping! :P )...See MoreWhat in the world happened to my tomato seedlings?
Comments (3)You have beavers! {LOL}. Sorry. I really don't know. Is there any chance that you can plant it soon, and bury that part of the stem? Linda...See MoreRuffles78
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