HoneyHornet
Shohin
Typically I would just pot it up but i have to inqure before taking this one home
About a week ago I spontaneously came across a nice old yew and busted out my folding shovel from the trunk as I was eager to take it home.. transplant would have went perfect because the dig up went very well and also it was strong with new growth and just looked healthy all around other than lead that was dead but had nice prospect for good jin/shari...i digress..
I pulled it up and as I was wrapping it in a plastic bag for the trip home I noticed that the root ball was pretty much infested with ants , larva and all.. this by no means ruled the shrub out but it did make it impossible for me to take home at that given moment because I have a stroller in my trunk and a car seat in my backseat and did not want to risk having ants everywhere around my baby stuff.. I've been meaning to get back to it but anyone I know with a pickup truck has been busy and so have I with work and time kind of got away from me..
Any way throughout the week I stopped by on my way home from work to give it some water because it's been incredibly dry since then.. it's new bright green growth is now limp ..not yellow or crispy or anything..but limp..
Is it possible to rejuvenate this shrubs spring push to stand nice n happy again? I have a friend lined up for tomorrow with a truck and we are going to rescue finally..
I know the yew is incredibly durable and resilient but its been weighing on me how i kind of screwed it over...
My most common mix is 60/40 inorganic/organic
consists of
inorganic : fullers earth (safe-T-sorb) which i love btw, and turface(which i am out of but may make a trip to buy another sack)
organic mix: of bumper crop(which is a phenominal compost blend sold near me consisting of sphagnum peat moss, well aged compost, perlite, kelp meal, dehydrated hen manure, lobster and seaweed) and fir bark
This mix works well for me with variety of species..and prob will be fine here as well....my question is just to see what experienced members would do about a limp yew
I plan on using some white vinegar on thems ants too btw
About a week ago I spontaneously came across a nice old yew and busted out my folding shovel from the trunk as I was eager to take it home.. transplant would have went perfect because the dig up went very well and also it was strong with new growth and just looked healthy all around other than lead that was dead but had nice prospect for good jin/shari...i digress..
I pulled it up and as I was wrapping it in a plastic bag for the trip home I noticed that the root ball was pretty much infested with ants , larva and all.. this by no means ruled the shrub out but it did make it impossible for me to take home at that given moment because I have a stroller in my trunk and a car seat in my backseat and did not want to risk having ants everywhere around my baby stuff.. I've been meaning to get back to it but anyone I know with a pickup truck has been busy and so have I with work and time kind of got away from me..
Any way throughout the week I stopped by on my way home from work to give it some water because it's been incredibly dry since then.. it's new bright green growth is now limp ..not yellow or crispy or anything..but limp..
Is it possible to rejuvenate this shrubs spring push to stand nice n happy again? I have a friend lined up for tomorrow with a truck and we are going to rescue finally..
I know the yew is incredibly durable and resilient but its been weighing on me how i kind of screwed it over...
My most common mix is 60/40 inorganic/organic
consists of
inorganic : fullers earth (safe-T-sorb) which i love btw, and turface(which i am out of but may make a trip to buy another sack)
organic mix: of bumper crop(which is a phenominal compost blend sold near me consisting of sphagnum peat moss, well aged compost, perlite, kelp meal, dehydrated hen manure, lobster and seaweed) and fir bark
This mix works well for me with variety of species..and prob will be fine here as well....my question is just to see what experienced members would do about a limp yew
I plan on using some white vinegar on thems ants too btw