Planting too close
Michael AKA Leekle2ManE
10 years ago
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fawnridge (Ricky)
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Comments (15)In general, the lesson is that if you leave them together they'll grow great. At least as great as one plant would have grown in that spot. If a "decent" crop is the crop you'd get with just one plant, leave 'em be. If a "decent" crop is what you'd get if you had separated them into totally independent plants, then you'd better do that. Two or more plants in one spot grow as one plant would have in that spot. I grow seedlings in 4-inch pots. After multi-seeding a 4-inch pot, I sometimes leave two seedlings in that pot, and plant them both together. It's sort of insurance, in case something bad happens to one. I could always pull one out, but why?...See MorePortoluca planted too close?
Comments (7)Looking forward to that, TY! Here's some Portulacas I'm using as ground cover. Bought a 6-pack of moss roses (P. grandiflora,) and the tiny pink blooms are Paraguayan purslane, P. amilis, found in the lawn. Backing up a bit, with Geranium. I've put them close enough to make a solid carpet soon. Here's a P. amilis that hasn't been rescued from the lawn yet: I've put them in several areas, and probably moved about 300 individual plants @ this point. Every time it rains, I pull more up the next day & move to be ground cover in new beds where grass has been dug up this year, ground is naked. I haven't found a source that doesn't say this plant is an annual, but I'm not sure of that at all. Some of the plants don't seem like seedlings that are only a few months old. Should be able to tell in the spring, now that there's tons of them in non-lawn areas. Has anyone else "played" with this plant? I also stuck some of the smaller ones (that definitely seem like new seedlings) through the front of this wire mesh container, a few weeks ago. They've had a harder time recovering, 1st bloom today....See MoreDid I just plant too close to the house
Comments (4)Agree with Embothium. The damage tree roots can cause to the foundation is normally a red herring with modern houses. Fallen branches are a bigger problem, but American Persimmon is very strong wooded. Fruit could be messy if it is female. American Persimmon hates being moved...I'd leave well enough alone....See MorePlanted too close?
Comments (13)Yes I really do men lean This above is much better than that below Keep in mind that these trees dwarfs and aren't growing 60 ft tall so tipping over in wind is no risk 6b Steve...See MoreKaraLynn
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