Two Citrus Trees; How far Apart to Plant?
lehua49
15 years ago
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Comments (11)Here, let's know what we're really discussing: On a practical note, when the adult moths will fly a couple of miles to find a mate or an appropriate host crop for their eggs, will 20 or 50 or 100 feet of isolation space make any real difference? Probably not IMHO. Your best bet is heavy use of Bt powder during the summer. I spread it around my garden on various crops about every 10 days. Alas, I admit that I do not get black swallowtail or monarch larvae in my yard, but I also don't have problems with cabbage worms or corn earworms or tomato hornworms. Unless I forget for at least a month. The beauty of Bt is that it's safe, cheap, and easy to apply. I use my "Dustin' Mizer" and do it on a windy day for maximum dispersal. Biologic warfare at its best. Here is a link that might be useful: Corn earworm aka tomato fruitworm...See More3 Mohawks - how far apart to plant
Comments (7)You haven't been gardening long enough gardenscout. It is a real pain to move or remove a mature shrub. It often takes four years or more for some plants to settle in and really take off. I planted things close for years when I first started gardening but now I don't want to have to move anything anymore or always have to prune it. And nearly everything grows bigger than you think it will. Once shrubs get big it can be difficult to successfully move them also without major equipment and even then they might not make it....See Morehow far apart to plant Podocarpus?
Comments (3)I'm in LA and there are many striking henkeilii hedges used with modern contmeporary homes and I think they look amazing. I'm planting my Henkelii's today and will space them no more than 2 feet across....See MoreHow far apart do I plant Burpee Big Boy & other ?'s
Comments (4)I can't sleep worrying about all this, trying to do too much for me. You didn't say how far apart. Maybe the rototill guy will know. I want the guy to help me measure and mark 8 5' divisions for 4X4 posts (for climbing roses and clematis next year) I want to still have the tomatoes this year and get the posts going before the first frost if I can without damaging the tomatoes. If I get the posts in early enough, I might even be able to start some clematis and smaller rose starts (some online vendors ship them in much smaller pots than gallon, just takes them a little longer but so will waiting until spring). After all I've spent, I don't want to buy tomato cages this year because I may not grow them again or at least that many. I'd need the heavy duty round kind or the big square ones, at least 11 or 12, and they are more expensive. I picked up the heavy duty fence posts cheap, nice used ones, painted green. Maybe the soaker hose would work, but I've heard they clog and are are a pain to get unclogged if you even can, and our water has a lot of lime in it. Irrigation is better, easier to fix if you can find the problem but harder to design and install. I'd need to run it about 15 more feet to the water tap and buy one of those 2/4-way thingies, run it across the sidewalk (not a city one), cover it with a mat to lessen the chance of tripping over it. Thanks for the help. I don't have to plant every last one if it comes to that, 10 would be more than enough for me if they do anything. After I get the other going, I don't know what I will do about tomatoes, I really like having a few of my own every year and enough to can several quarts if possible. Can't have everything. I decided to have him dig 5' wide instead of 4. There is enough room, but 6' might be pushing it. I'll see what he thinks....See Moresiegel2
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