First time Gardner! Help my Maple Saplings!
Kurt Hutchison
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Question about layering bulbs from a first time gardner
Comments (5)Yes you do plant them on top of one another but you also put the bulbs that bloom later in the season towards the front of the bed otherwise the dying foliage of the earlier bulbs will ruin the display. Or you can make sure that all the bulbs you plant bloom at the same time - early with early and late with late. It should say on the description of the bulbs. Some online or catalogue sellers give that information for just that reason - so that you have things displaying at the same time. But, if you are going to mix bulbs, say early tulips with late tulips, be sure to plant the late in the front of the early otherwise you'll see that problem I mentioned. For example, I had a large bed against a rock wall, approx 20' long and 4' wide. Near the rocks itself, I planted the large King Alfred type daffs. In front of them I planted Poeticas Daffs, and in front of them I planted Hostas. First to show are the King Alfreds (end of April to about mid May), then the Poeticas (mid May to mid June) then the foliage of the Hostas eventually hides all the browning foliage. Unless someone is right on top of the rock garden, no one would ever see the dying foliage. Hope this helps....See MoreI'm a First-time Vegetable Gardner who needs some help!
Comments (5)Hi tcbrocks, I agree with noinwi, the lights are too far away from the seedlings. From the photos, it looks like the lights are T12 (or maybe T8). If that's the case, lower the lights to within an inch or two from the seedlings. If the lights happen to be T5 you might not want to get them that close, the T5 bulbs get very hot (especially on the ends). Also, I really don't think one 2 foot light bulb is enough for each Jiffy tray. After you lower the lights, you'll see that the light does not cover the entire tray. You probably should have two light bulbs to properly light each tray. Art...See MoreJapanese Maple ?sapling? not doing so hot.
Comments (5)first ... august is not a great time to mail plants ... nor a great time to transplant plants ... that should have waited until the cooler months of fall ... i don't know when that is in zone 10 ... second ... even the most experienced garden NEVER assumes a 100% success rate when trying new things .... so the fact that one looks good ... revel in your success ... there is no way to tell if the plant was shipped already stressed ... or the shipping did it.. or if you did it .. if you have a warranty discuss the second with the seller.. and tell them that you will keep an eye on it.. and report back in 30 to 45 days.. and inform them of its status ... they are presumable the JMap expert .. see what they have to say about it ... i would not rely on looking at the soil for clues as to when to water.. insert finger and see how damp it is at root level ... [you don't actually grow a green thumb .. it turns green by contact with the soil.. lol] ...say ... half way down the pot ... you have a greater chance of rotting the roots with too much water.. than killing it by letting it dry in between waterings ... you should be able to tell when to water by the weight of the pot also ... let it dry .. feel the weight of the pot ...water it.. heft it again .. and don't water until its near the weight of the dry pot .. finally ... the brown shriveled leaves indicate either drought or high heat in shipping or over watering [or a bunch of other problems] ... within 2 weeks in your possession it is extremely hard to tell what the result will be ... just keep them both properly watered .. and perhaps it will live ... its really hard to speculate at this time good luck with that thumb and all ... ken...See MoreSapling maple tree developing yellow/brown leaves - need help!
Comments (1)Don't know how, or where, you're watering, but the tree isn't getting enough of it. Need to get water into the original rootzone. To do so, you can build a 2-inch tall dike at the edge of the rootball, then fill the basin once or twice every day. Hope you also pre-soaked the planting hole before setting th tree in place. And I hope you also made certain the rootball was completely moist at planting time. If not, keep that in mind for the next tree you put in....See MoreUser
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