Superthrive for Transplant Shock?
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Is there any remedial treatment for transplant shock?
Comments (3)The only part written in this fine article I disagree with is the following, "Devote the first year to promoting healthy root growth by mixing a root-boosting fertilizer such as bonemeal, bloodmeal or a micorrhyzal stimulant with the planting soil, and stay away from high-nitrogen fertilizers until the plants are fully settled in, i.e. at least one full growing season." First, because bloodmeal is a high N fertilizer and is capable of burning roots when incorporated (been there, done it) and second, that mychorizal stimulants have not proven affective in normal soils where other trees are already established. Finally, the idea that bonemeal stimulates root growth I believe to be passe. N. stimulates all growth, including roots but isn't useful until the roots are recovered enough to generate vigorous growth again. N applications can sometimes increase growth of first year transplants if they are in active new growth but should be applied to the surface after this growth is apparent if more stimulus is desired. This shouldn't be done after mid-summer, although very late summer applications can be made to stimulate growth next spring. I don't think there's anything much you can do to speed recovery of the one suffering from the transplant besides making sure it suffers no further stress- like drought, but you already know that. Chances are it will come in great next year, and with plums sometimes even in the second half of this season. Keep aphids and leaf hoppers from feeding on growing shoots....See Morestopping transplant shock
Comments (2)Its best not to fertilize a newly transplanted tree at all. I'd recommend waiting a year to put anything down. Nurseries will sometimes put a slow release down when planting but I've found its better to put nothing more than mixing in some compost. The two fastest way to kill a plant are to overwater and overfertilize. With plants you have to change your expectations of performance to months and years rather than days....See MoreHow to help plumeria out of transplant shock?
Comments (13)Mike, According to wikipedia: "The hormone 1-Naphthyl acetic acid (NAA) does not occur naturally. Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), products containing NAA require registration with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as pesticides. The sale of Superthrive is prohibited in Oklahoma, Minnesota, and Oregon as an unregistered pesticide." So if you buy it online as a "fertilizer," what do they have to say to that? :) Kenny...See MoreHelp With Transplant SHOCK??
Comments (14)Exactly bihai, I plan on letting it dry out now. Like i said in the other post. this was the first time i had water actually drain from the drainage holes. Today when i looked at the palm, no new damage or browning has occured. I hope this was the problem, if not i will just have to take the wait and see approach. It actually looks as though the new fronds did open a little bit as those are still untouched by the browning. The root ball on this guy is about 3 feet tall and about 2 1/2 feet wide so i am probably sure i wasn't giving it enough water. I was only watering it with about 1/3 to 1/2 a gallon of water. This time i used almost about 1 and 1/2 gallons of water and i let it sort of ooze all over the soil so it had time to penetrate the roots without just running off. Do you think 1 and 1/2 gallons of water with superthrive is enough water or to much for a rootball that size? (the soil was pretty much dry all ready before the water)...See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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