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- From: "loneroc" <loneroc@mwt.net>
- To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Stacking M27 apple in container
- Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 07:44:03 -0500
Title: Message
Not a problem. When you wrote stack, I
was thinking about the potted fruit (and other) trees I have to stack along my
garage walls each winter. It's one of Autumn's least pleasant
tasks.
I stake potted trees by pushing the stake down
through the rootball within an inch or two of the trunk. I often use
three-four foot fiberglass electric fence poles as they slide in real easy.
Every now and then I pot something that's too wobbly so I but a small clay pot
at the bottom of the multi gallon plastic one upside down and still the stake
down through the drainage hole. You shouldn't have to do this too often,
if you do, you're over potting your trees. But it works well with newly
potted bareroot stock. The clay pot stabilizes the base of the stake, you
tie the stake low on the trunk, then again up higher.
The tripod-in-the-pot technique you mention works
well for eggplants, etc.. I've got several tripods for currently for
potted sweet peas and morning glories.
Steve Herje, Lone Rock, WI
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Re: [NAFEX] Stacking M27 apple in container,
Randall Burd, 08/01/2005
- Re: [NAFEX] Stacking M27 apple in container, loneroc, 08/01/2005
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