Grant Hamby
Shohin
It's been raining nonstop so I put some foil over the soil and tilted it hard. Is there a better way to keep it from being overwatered?
My First JBP
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dirk hoorelbeke
Omono
I don't know how much it is raining. Here we have a wet climate but on a non-organic mix don't need to be covered. On the drier moments this way the soil will not dry out. Tilting is good enough for me. Don't forget to switch sides once in a while.
Grant Hamby
Shohin
Cool, thanks! I was wondering about the foil not letting it dry. It was just raining so much. I'll take it off as soon as it stops!
dirk hoorelbeke
Omono
Finding the best open soil for pines that is dry enough for your climate and water holding enough for the hot period can be tempting.
If the water is draining through, you're good. No need to protect them from rain. If water is standing in the pot you have a drainage problem.
JBP are coastal trees. They are used to rain!
If you are using a good open soil mix like Boon Mix, you cannot overwater.
JBP are coastal trees. They are used to rain!
If you are using a good open soil mix like Boon Mix, you cannot overwater.
Grant Hamby
Shohin
It's just the ready-mix from Jonas. Sounds like I'm worrying about nothing! Thanks guys.
bwaynef
Masterpiece
When you repotted, you said you left as much soil as possible in the rootball. Did you half bareroot?
Grant Hamby
Shohin
No, I just raked out the roots that were too long and got the loose soil off the surface of the root ball, then pruned the roots back enough to fit into the new pot with room for good soil.
aml1014
Masterpiece
For me it's once and I use a similar soil, on top of that my climate is much drier then Adair's. I up watering to twice a day when Temps start getting into the 90f's (that's with humidity is in the single digits also)
Aaron
Once a day. If it's windy, maybe twice. Shohin, maybe twice.
Grant Hamby
Shohin
Swapped out the crusty old tea bags for baskets of Dr. Earth life pellets. I also took off the wires. The foliage is starting to look fuller already! None of the candles are very long, I may not have fertilized heavy enough. But I guess I can keep hitting it since I won't be decandling.
Grant Hamby
Shohin
I took off the wire because it was really poorly applied and I wanted it to be a blank slate in North Carolina, haha. And I thought not decandling was the game plan because it was just repotted and I'm restoring vigor. Should I change the game plan?
Grant Hamby
Shohin
Grant Hamby
Shohin
Awesome, sounds like a plan. Thanks!
Grant Hamby
Shohin
Quick fall update:
The tree was decandled in early July, then lightly thinned and wired a couple days ago. I wasn’t comfortable removing too many old needles because there weren’t very many. I’d rather keep the tree strong than perfectly balanced at this stage. But I haven’t been in the game too long, so let me know if you think I actually need to pull more.
The tree was decandled in early July, then lightly thinned and wired a couple days ago. I wasn’t comfortable removing too many old needles because there weren’t very many. I’d rather keep the tree strong than perfectly balanced at this stage. But I haven’t been in the game too long, so let me know if you think I actually need to pull more.
