Carpinus betulus, ground/box race.

[Rabe]

Got some Carpinus betulus for in the garden to screen of ugly wooden fencing. I bought 5 of them, but only needed 4 for in the ground (raised bed). I had build a grow box a while ago and thought this was a nice opportunity to see how well a young Carpinus would grow in a growbox with Terramol compared to the others in the ground. The mix I used for the grow box is pure Terramol with some peatmoss in it for the hormones.

The raised bed has a cover of pinebark and rocks because the cats from our neighbours will dig and crap in our garden if there is any soil exposed. Cats....

 

[sorce]

Cats....

Can't live with em, can't eat em raw...

Sorce

 

[Rabe]

Can't live with em, can't eat em raw...

Sorce

 

[sorce]

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Lololol! I'm dying!

I used to be scared of Alf!
Yeah, don't check the dates.....I was Old! Lol!

Sorce

 

[Rabe]

Heheheh. I've seen every episode. Loved that show when I was a kid, always hoping he would eat the cat.

 

[Rabe]

So far the boxed Carpinus shows first signs of buds staring to swell. The ones in the ground are still sleeping.