Arborvitae - bottoms thinned out, what to do?
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Comments (17)I sow my seeds into heated germination flats and transplant, when ready, into cell packs. This was how I was taught to do it in college, how I did it when working for a commercial business, how I taught hundreds of students to do it, and how I did it myself when I was growing thousands of bedding and vegetable plants. I still do it this way, now that I'm only growing a few hundred plants. It's efficient, convenient, and beneficial for the plants. I can sow 100-200 seeds into one plastic flat. I heat mine with heating cables buried into the germination mix. My successful transplant rate from the crowded germination flat is exceedingly high, probably 98%. Young seedlings don't falter for one millisecond due to this second step...rather, they burst into rapid development. I use a much coarser potting mix for the cell packs, to be sure. The cells I use are either 36 or 48 to the sheet, plenty big enough for a hefty, sturdy plant ready for the 'real world'. They can stay in a cell that size for several weeks, waiting for conditions to be right. I feel no need for a larger finished plant. The smaller ones catch up to the larger in no time, anyway. Why do I propagate this way? The germination medium is, by necessity, fairly fine textured (ProMix) and I absolutely do NOT want to grow any plants in that stuff for more than a few days after germination. The few flats that I heat take up very little space and once transplanted, I'll only use 9 or 10 liners filled with the cells. That makes it easy enough for me to take them outside during the day and bring them back in at night, if the temperatures are too low. Seedlings are much tougher than people realize. When grown properly, their stems are sturdy and springy. Though I sow them VERY close together in the flat, they prise apart very readily and without detectible damage. The filled cell packs will be pre-drilled with little holes so that the seedlings plop right in. I do one flat at a time, watering them in thoroughly with my misting nozzle when done. One thing to remember is that root systems will regenerate and regrow rapidly. This is true for all kinds of plants. As a matter of fact, root pruning is how we encourage a flush of new root growth in woody plants and houseplants. The fibrous roots of young bedding plants are not likely to cause the seedlings any problems at all during a proper transplant process. Here is a link that might be useful: flats and cell packs...See MoreAre your Thin gallon jugs of bar oil holding w/o the bottom craks
Comments (7)Even metal containers can be hazardous during these 100 degree days as in 1980 here (if not stored in cooler locations). I'm sure there are warning on some cans that we disregard. In 1980 I had some lacquer paint can's tops to blow off in the garage storage. Knowing this, I stored some items in a steel cabinet close to the floor below a workbench. Plus, stored on lower shelves in the insulated patio's cooler storage. Last, Gas has taught me lessons in 1980 and now in metal containers w/o proper venting. On one 1980 fishing trip in the 100s the vents on the truck's and boat's vents started hissing (we cracked the caps). Recently replacing fuel line to the boat's tank before the 100s but 80s-90s fuel pushed its way through a quick coupling before I realized the problem. Only a pigtail (during transitions) was on the coupling and it was opened due to being connected to the can. That taught me to leave the cans vented while stored or in use. Over-filling the truck and flooding/dead at the next off-ramp was a lesson due to gas expansion in this heat. loger...See MoreArborvitae Dying from Inside-Out
Comments (2)all conifers brown in the middle .. as the plant ages.. interior needles lack sunshine to continue .. they should be cleaned out periodically to avoid bugs and trapping water.. as you now know ... also .. all conifers shed their needles sooner or later ... normally take a few examples of the rotting and the bug holes... to your local extension office .. for a proper ID of your problem ... and act accordingly ... unless you can post some pix.. and the experts here can help you along ... as you note.. the exteriors look fine.. these are workhorses of the garden... a good cleaning.. and pruning.. as you seem to be doing.. and i would think you have a good chance of restoring them ... removal and replacement is the other option.. if you have a good sized lot .. planting some replacements ... a few feet from where the others are.. insures that if in 5 or 10 years.. you do need to remove them .. you will be ahead of the game in maintaining the privacy they afford ... good luck ken...See MoreHelp! Browning at bottom 20 newly planted EG arborvitae
Comments (24)Hi! We planted them 3 feet from our chain link fence and about 3 feet apart. Mulched for first and second year, but not since. We did not ever fertilize. There are more experts here that could help with the browning... but maybe too little or not enough water? Hope they come around for you!...See More- 8 years ago
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