Is It Time To Chop Down The Meadow?
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Comments (10)Edited to avoid double post: see bottom of post. Okay, chopping and repotting done. That main stem was vertical when it was put in and staked, but it got gradually pulled to the side as I was working the nylon rope around. Ah well, at least it's thoroughly secured. The rope is resting on a bit of peat pot, which in turn is resting on about an inch-long stub. (I don't have anything both strong and narrow enough to take it all off.) I also did a bit of root work while I was at it. I hate it when they do this! Couldn't the nursery people at least chop off those circling roots before slotting the plant into a bigger pot? Here's what was left after chopping off both sets of pot-circling roots and cleaning the rest down: I planned to take a photo after doing that side and before flipping it over, but I guess I didn't. The other side before pruning: And after: And the bits I cut off, just for completeness. Lots of mass, but not many fine roots. Seems like I got it at the right time -- some of the buds about 2/3 of the way up the branch I layered are just starting to move: Edit: After thinking a little more about the balance above and below ground, my gut instinct is to trim down the layered branch and rub off the buds below the layer. That branch is one I'm not keeping permanently, and I'd like the plant to agree. This post was edited by sutremaine on Wed, Mar 20, 13 at 22:49...See MoreI have to chop down my elephant ears.
Comments (8)Just got back from Orlando (not Disney)and I'm a hankering for a Chinese Flame tree. Dummy me, we drove a golf cart right past one with low branches to get the pods and I should have insisted hubby stop for me to scavenge. Also saw a tree that looked very much like mimosa but a bit fuller and the blossoms (or seed pods) were dark purple. Couldn't get to that one. Anyhoo..I don't like putting mulch over bulbs or anything else. It's like erecting a mulch hotel for voles with all they can eat nearby. I just take the poly foam plant pots and invert them over the stub. Keeps the excess rain off the bulb top. That's worked for 2 years we've been here and the EE's are fine. The poly foam seems to be adequate insulation....See Morepast pruning time - can I chop anyway and not klll?
Comments (2)Batya, there is nothing wrong with cutting a plant all the way back to start anew....doing so for the reasons you've mentioned is a great idea! Yes, it's not the ideal time but when you weigh the pros and the cons, I vote for CHOP! Along with the pruning, please attend to housekeeping issues around the plants by removing fallen plant debris, etc. Make sure that the sage has plenty of space for good air circulation and sunlight penetration. I'd suggest that you don't fertilize these plants after pruning, but let them rebound from the energy in their root systems. Keep them properly watered, though. Keep a close eye out for the same pest problems and nip it in the bud right away....See MoreSecond plant chopped down due to mystery problem
Comments (13)Bad news, I've noticed 4 more plants (in very different areas/beds) that are exhibiting the early stages of this same problem. I have a total of 56 tomatoes and I can just feel it that I'm going to lose most of them :0( This is my first year growing more than 2 plants, not a good start! @springlift34: I hear you on the "just chill and wait", in fact I blogged about that exact thing a couple days ago (http://steveklett.blogspot.com/2011/06/alls-calm.html) I'm trying to look at the bright side and treat this years crops as a learning experience. If pruning turns out to be a bad idea then I won't repeat that mistake. It's such a bummer to work so hard getting the soil ready, raising the seedlings, etc. just to see them knocked down, one by one. @terrybull: I did some google image searching and didn't find many pictures that looked like what I have with my plants. Maybe I need to let mine get worse before I will see the similarity I took several more pics in case it helps anyone give additional guidance. At this point I'm in a holding pattern waiting to learn more about what I'm dealing with. Once it's identified I can research if there are any solutions/treatments or if I should just pull them all out and do a cover crop and wait for next year? This next one is one that I'm going to leave in the ground and photo each day to document it's demise, or hopefully, recovery. It doesn't appear sick from the photo, I'm finding it challenging to capture the sick appearance with my camera. However if you look at the stem color in relation to the darker leaf color you can see that it's pale and yellow......See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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