How do you pot up suckers?
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Comments (14)Thank you both Ken and Terry. I think you both have a valid point of view and I do like options and that is why I post....to get as many as possible. Ken...I would be someone who would struggle a little too long trying to cope with a problem rather than just giving up on it and replacing it, so I do appreciate your direct approach. On the other hand...as I said in my original post, it is working well in many respects. We have a difficult site to garden in. A small 1/4 acre lot, surrounded with not one, but four mature Silver Maples in neighboring yards, one of which was planted in 1950 and is massive and only about 6ft from our fence. A second one is within a foot of our fenceline. We also have a neighbor who planted not one, but 'seven' spruce trees within a foot of our fence with a London Plane Tree growing up behind those about another 8 feet away. Plus one Norway Maple in the corner of our property. This is all surrounding just the back yard, not the whole lot. [g] Deep shade in the corners and full shade in portions of the back lot line and part shade in other areas. Dry for the most part. We've planted this Cornus just under the canopy of the massive Silver Maple to see if we could find something that would grow there. We were afraid nothing would be vigorous, so we are happy with that aspect of it. It also has a very attractive presentation with the horizontal aspect of the branch structure. It is filling in an area that badly needed to be screened where little would probably grow. So it is performing. The only problem is with the suckering. I have no idea what I could replace it with, that would do the job, so it would really have to become a real nuisance for me to want to remove it. I can give it room to do it's own thing in the back of it. It has space to stretch out toward the tree and the fence. I did plant shrubs on one side of it, that if it keeps spreading out, it will run into. A Viburnum carlesii which is outside of the canopy of the tree about 6ft to the left of the Cornus and in part sun. It is proving to also be very happy there, with some attention to making sure it gets enough water. This year has been easy to do that. I have perennials...ferns and hostas, etc. on the other side where it is shadier which are doing fairly well, considering. So those won't be too difficult to move if necessary. There is grass about 5 feet in front of it, and I am wondering if it will sucker into the grass? I do want it to grow and allowed for about a 10x10 ft shrub and could give it a few more feet than that moving some neighbors, which I expected to do eventually, just not so soon...lol. I do want to keep the size under some control. Especially if it might get a lot bigger than the 10x10 I planned for. I am very unhappy to hear yours is suckering that far from the trunk, christie. I wouldn't mind needing to snip off the suckers but personally, I wouldn't use a chemical product. My question is, does snipping off the suckers actually provoke the shrub to put more effort into pushing out more and further from the shrub? Another thought is, could you just circle the shrub with a shovel once in awhile to keep the rootball within a certain area? Thanks...pm2...See MoreHow do I best handle these huge suckers I dug up today?
Comments (2)Thank you so much. I was afraid nobody would help in time. I'll get to it right away. They are already showing a little wilt on the bottommost leaves. I searched and searched for root propagation methods, read one where you cut two slits, read how growers use rhizopon AA for more blooms when transplanting, was going to run to the nursery, they may not have it, and we want bushes and worry about the blooms later. So I'll just do as you suggest and hope for the best. I'll try to bury them about the same level they grew. I don't think you want to put them way deep in the pot, nor too shallow either. I did a lot of reading and searching last night, and it seems fall is the best time for transplanting roses/suckers, but I think early spring should be ok, too. I would, in time like to find out the best way to do root propagation like the old rose searchers I've read about did. It sounds easier than cuttings if it works except I fear most property owners would be more reluctant to let you dig around a rose rather than just take some cuttings....See MoreHow do you pot these up???/
Comments (1)softballmom, do you know what kind of ginger (hedychium, costus, curcuma, etc.) these are? There are some that it is really important to keep on the dry side until they break dormancy, while others benefit from a bit of water. Some cannot be put outside until it warms up and others could be planted now....See MoreHow often do you up-pot your hosta?
Comments (12)but noticed some spectacular hostas being posted that WERE fertilized and figured it won't hurt to give them a few granules here and there. ==>>> here is how its supposed to work... in my head [for what that is worth].... application and theory are often divergent ... the whole point of potting media.... is WATER MANAGEMENT .... in a predictable manner .... water should go in the top ... retain what is needed.. and that varies per plant... and then out the bottom ... media should be changed.. when that predictability ceases ... e.g. one pot stays too wet ... the plant wilts because it doesnt hold enough water.. the plant deepens... etc ... with me so far???? so.. by draining all out the bottom ... it takes with it.. over a year or two.. all the nutrients.... so then you have to address fertilizer ... and that would depend on your growing season ... because you want it.. on some level.. to also flush thru .. so that the media is somewhat neutral by the time dormancy/winter comes around.... so timing and type is imperative ... stuff like time release.. has length ratings for season... e.g. 9 months, 3 month.. 4 month ... the 9 is used for greenhouse plants that never really go dormant .... and when you think about it... here in MI ...you are lucky to have a 3 month schedule .... [ruling out coming up ion stored energy thru late may ... and starting to decline by mid sept ....] so ... enough for now... a few granules of this or that.. applied after frost/freeze is done in spring ... or even better.. a water sol.. should cause no problem.. ever... as you say.. a little of this or that wont hurt .. but get it thru your head... IN A POT... more is usually not better ... you can not change the genetic growth rate of a plant by hyperfertilization ..... i said.. good day ... ken...See Morehartwoodroses
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