Questions About Transplanting Potted Trees
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Comments (1643)All's well here. Retired 4 years ago and have been loving it - have plenty to keep me busy and active. Just finished setting up new jet-boat for shallow water fishing. Amazing how far electronics has come. The trolling motor has Spot Lock, which automatically keeps the boat in one spot w/o using an anchor, it can follow a directional setting and keep the boat on a perfectly straight line regardless of wind/waves/current, and automatically navigate from way-point to way point which can be set from the helm using the sonar to set the points on a chart, or it will follow a depth contour. I don't know if I'll ever figure out all the features on the sonar equipment. I don't do all the mixed planting containers I used to and I've rid the garden of the ill-behaved ground covers and spreading ground covers I used to be willing to put up with and work to keep corralled. Now, it's pretty muck bones (trees/shrubs) and some well-behaved perennials - just not as ambitious as I used to be. I've started to cut back on the number of trees I tend. I have so many young trees it's not likely I'll ever see their potential realized, so I've been giving them away or handing them over them to local gardening clubs ...... none of my kids are interested in them other than to look at, so I'll pare the number down to less than 100. 30 tropicals and 50 outdoor trees is more realistic. I forgot how much I enjoyed fishing and I can't be fishing and care for trees at the same time ...... I hope you get to feeling better! Take care. Al...See MoreTransplanted potted tree to ground, starting to wilt
Comments (7)First of all, I'm a convicted plant drowner. That said, I suspect it may need to be a little wetter since it was newly planted. That MG shrub and tree soil won't hold moisture like the native clay around/under it. THAT is where I usually get into trouble. The native clay will hold water like a jug, so be careful to not let it stand in water. Your raised bed should help a lot. I'd stay away from the regular fertilizer for a while, too, until it gets its roots established. Root stimulator would be a good choice - follow label instructions....See MoreQuestion about tree transplanting
Comments (3)If you wanted the jar to be in the tree you could get the tree to totally surround it. This may take a while though, similar to getting a barbed wire fence growing through a tree... Or you could but it down into the root ball, and the tree would naturally surround it. It would be best to choose a fast growing tree. Willows grow fast, and I assume they would heal fast too. If the crematory jar was made more into a tube, the tree could easy be trained to grow around it, like the fence, and totally encapsulate in over time. The trick then would protecting the container and making it look semi-decent while the growth process is taking place. THE BEST IDEA however, would be to grow the tree specifically to be used for such a situation around a decorative with a lid facing outward. This way, the crematory jar could simply be placed into the tree whenever the death occurs in the family. The cover of the tree box could be part of the memorial, or it you really wanted, it could manufactured out of glass once the tree finished encapsulating it. do you like that idea? Go ahead and use the idea if you like. You would need to make the side walls of the box very strong, possibly with a domed top, or have a triangle box to support the weight of the tree that will grow above it.... Good Luck!...See MoreMeyer Lemon pot transplant help and watering question
Comments (1)Your tree looks nice. It is best to give it a though watering and let it dry out before watering again. Watering every day will cause eventual root root and the tree will decline or die. You might want to lift the tree out of its container to see if it is root bound/wrapped. If so you will need to trim off the wrapping roots and up the container size by about a 2 inch radius and 2 inch deeper. Water in well and place in shade for about a half week and slowly increase the amount of sunlight it gets each day. Morning and evening sun is best. Avoid mid day sun at first. Wait at least 2 weeks before fertilizing. Steve...See Morebk_backyard
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