Tip for growing new hardwood trees under existing canopy?
Bioteach44
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Comments (12)Congratulations Michael! I'm glad it worked! There are methods which work for virtually every type of material, virtually every time of year and in virtually every location. It's finding the right one for the combination of variables you're dealing with that is key to success. The first batch I wrapped back in December never callused because I couldn't hold them warm enough. Every one of them are showing roots except for Patricia Beucher, which I pretty much expected to fail because she's just a witch to root for me. Even really stressed material from a plant I was given has continued developing. I checked the next three batches of wraps last week, when it was cooler outside, hence a bit cooler inside and was dismayed when they didn't show the level of development I expected. It's warmed quite a bit, so even though the thermostat hasn't been changed, the room temp inside is warmer and they had callused in that short time. I planted them yesterday. My next batch is scheduled to come out tomorrow. I just might leave them an extra day or two in hopes of maximizing any potential callus. We're to warm into the mid seventies and low eighties within the next ten days. It seems those with more callus progress more successfully and more easily than those with little to none. And, yes Seil, if you're wrapping them, you must have as dormant material as possible. The less dormant they are, the lower the success rate because they want to grow instead of rooting. Keeping them planted as deeply as possible, with as much of the total cutting length under damp, cool, dark soil as possible, encourages them to continue rooting faster and better. Planting too high so more is exposed to warmer air and brighter sun stimulates them to push leaves instead of roots. That's why body bag packages have often carried the instructions to mound newly planted bare roots until you see new growth from the canes. It keeps them more dormant and not actively growing until roots are formed so they can feed and water themselves instead of using the stored nutrients in the canes to push growth without roots, then collapse. Kim...See MoreHardwood or Tile in Kitchen?
Comments (36)Huh, funny how people have differing opinions. We replaced our hardwood floors in our kitchen with slate tile last summer. I have two ruptured lumbar discs and arthritis down the entire length of my spine (I'm only 38) and we'd heard about people having back issues with tile. But I figured cushioned mats and wearing shoes would help. I have had no problems with my back because of the tile and I rarely wear shoes in the house. My kitchen mats are not the expensive gel kind either. When we had hardwood I had to go through 8 weeks of physical therapy (not because of the hardwood, because of my obsessive gardening) but haven't had anything but the normal arthritis back aches since installing the tile. We have a basement though so that may have something to do with it. Tile on a concrete slab would probably not be as good for my back. I think my deep sink is probably harder on my back than the tile is. As far as maintenance is concerned, we have natural multi colored slate so it hides all dirt. Our grout is gray and doesn't show anything either. And we live in NC, the land of red clay. We have 3 kids, 2 cats and 104 lb goldendoodle. After 6 years in this house, the hardwoods are pretty dinged and scratched, mostly around corners where the dog slides when running for the door. Our reason for replacing the hardwood is because of a refrigerator line leaking while we were away for 10 days on vacation. The floors were warped and had to be replaced. I love the slate and am very happy with our decision. I love the hardwood too, and still have it throughout the rest of our first floor....See MoreMatch existing hardwood but stain different colors in different rooms?
Comments (8)Every house has its issues and only you know how much specific problems will bother you. If the newly installed wood is of the same species and grade, stain mismatch shouldn't be a problem. Different boards will take the stain differently and that will occur in both the new floor and the existing floor. A bit of color variation is part of the beauty of real hardwood floors. If you have the whole floor sanded, you can go with a slightly darker color but stick to a classic medium brown shade and it won't ever go out of style. New engineered flooring isn't going to be as durable as your floor with a good quality finish. Flooring manufacturers tout their multiple coats of finish applied in a factory environment as something that can't be duplicated in an on-site job. True, but that isn't all positive - scratches, dings and dents happen on site and factory finish has to be replaced, not repaired. Rather than replacing the existing, consider spending a bit more money and doing a high end finish. You might want to investigate the newer UV cured coating systems that are marketed as comparable to prefinished products. When my hubby was curious about off color stained wood, I asked him how much the slightly mismatched stain color in our current house bothered him. He hadn't even noticed it and it's been there close to ten years since I removed the carpet exposing the original finish hardwood....See MoreWhy are my new apple trees not growing?
Comments (9)Even though Gala is considered a fairly low chill variety, your warm-ish winters may be affecting it. I have a Gala and Honeycrisp. The Gala tends to push buds mid-Spring, but it does so unevenly and also blooms unevenly. My HC acts like your Gala, this summer it didn't break a bud until July! For the first time in three years, it finally bloomed although nothing took. Growth on this has been very slow too. Growth on the Gala has been uneven. This year we had a very warm winter and I haven't seen much growth. The previous winter was much colder and I got a lot more growth last summer. Could be related, might not be. I get a lot of suckers out of both which are also on M111. My third tree, a Pixie Crunch is not on M111 and is growing like crazy, but that apparently is a trait of this cultivar....See Morewoods_man
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