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Comments (4)Last year an ice storm bent a 12 foot blue spruce of mine over until it was parallel to the ground. I tied a rope to the trunk of a large tree nearby and then loosely looped a rope around the trunk approximately half way between the bend point and the tip of the tree. I protected the trunk from the rope with an old piece of carpet. With another person helping, I immediately cinched the tree up to approximately the forty-five degree position (until I felt resistance), tied the rope off, and left it in that position for a month. After that, every two weeks or so I pulled the tree up a little more and tied the rope off again to let the tree adjust. Did this for two months or so until it was completely straightened up again. Left the rope on for a while even after the tree was completely straightened to give it time to strengthen. Took the rope off and the tree has been doing well ever since. If you do not have anything nearby to tie off on, and being that the trees are bent in different directions, I would consider getting auger-style earth anchors. They work great, fairly easy to install, are removable when no longer needed, are reasonably priced, and should be available at local big box fleet and lumber stores. Definitely remove them immediately when they are no longer needed or they will be forgotten and then become dangerous mowing and trip hazards with the steel loop protruding above soil level. An example can be seen here if you are not familiar: Earth Anchors Good Luck, -Tom...See MoreRot in hostas following Frost Damage
Comments (9)Does i take time? If you do it thoroughly, it is a real time burner! So I spent the weekend with the same mess; I dug 20 mature clumps of Aphrodite - my prize bed, as the crowns were rotting and causing the clump to rot. I cut them apart at the crown level; cut out the rotten gooey parts, cleaned up any apparent root rot and bleached them. Then dried down a bit then replanted in the basement in covered dishes with some bulb rot methoxychlor dust to keep the leaf rot from expanding. They actually started showing some life the next day and will stay in the "treatment center" until they recover or rot. Will have to check moisture and rot levels, as too much moisture causes rot, but to re-root and get new growth need some moisture. Have to inspect daily and pull out the rotting ones that smell bad - they can rot in one day once they are susceptible with tissue damage. Can send photos of the process if you like. I will then start going through the garden in the morning looking for individual clumps that are rotting in the heat. Interesting was the cold freeze rotted the old crowns, which I had not experienced before, so the clumps were rotting internally. Just too cold for exposed growing plants not in dormancy. Bruce...See Moreredoing Sagae bed after late Winter freeze
Comments (32)For me, as an amateur, I would not reuse the bleach water. I wouldn't know the correct smell nor would I want to have it on my hands. So fresh bleach water for me! "I have had limited experience with virused plants . . ." Good for you Bruce! After removing dead tissue, "they will come back SLOWLY if they are healthy." Makes sense! Thank you! I would like to note here that the concentration of bleach can vary depending on what brand you are buying. It would be good to check that out. You know what I would love? I would love to be there when you Bruce are dividing and/or redoing some of your hostas. I think that that would be a real education for me! But I will dream on . . . well, that's part of gardening, don't you think . . ....See MoreHow late can hostas emerge in spring?
Comments (12)We got a much needed day of rain yesterday, just a steady rain. A little bit more today and lots more expected Monday. i have quite a few that are just a couple of inches up. The yard is filled with squirrels running everywhere. some of the more acrobatic ones have taken over the birdfeeders--they seem to be oblivious to the baffles and even Pam sprayed on the poles. Oh Cindy which was a couple of eyes last year is gone. I also lost a Dick Ward--but since I have 2 other ones in another bed, it's not a big deal. The Tokudama Aureo... that I got this year is now doing quite well in a pot that I put it in 6 weeks ago. Hopefully the ones outside will look as well as the new one does. Ulysses S. Grant and Liberty are getting huge....See Morezkathy z7a NC
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