My grow table.

[cmeg1]

I just wanted to post a pic of my grow table.If you look carefully you will see a couple wrong angles,but I am happy with the functionality of it.Recently I have given it protection from cold rains by installing the clear polycarb top.I think the Pines will appreciate that.

 

[pjkatich]

That looks like a great beginning.

Those smaller pots on the left, is that stock you are trying to develop?

Regards,
Paul

 

[cmeg1]

That looks like a great beginning.

Those smaller pots on the left, is that stock you are trying to develop?

Regards,
Paul

The smaller pots are a pine from seed project I am doing.I planted 9 JBP in pots.I am also planting in colanders with the Pines book method I read.Thanks,you probally seen my 'Pines from seed' thread.(I will learn to provide links to threads soon,thanks for you patience).

 

[mcpesq817]

Nice table. The pots/colanders for your pine seedlings seem to be a bit big for the size of the seedling though. I'd worry about the soil not drying out, which can be problematic for pines.

 

[Bill S]

Are your trees still out on the bench?

In colanders, I'd think that the Pa winter would be a bit too cold to leave em out like this. Wind protection at the very least.

 

[cmeg1]

Nice table. The pots/colanders for your pine seedlings seem to be a bit big for the size of the seedling though. I'd worry about the soil not drying out, which can be problematic for pines.

Thanks.The soil was staying a bit wet this winter and I worried, so I attached the clear polycarb top.Now the problem is solved.In the warm weather I actually have to water every 1-2 days.I bring them out in the open in warm weather for brighter sun.
The colander method is what I actually got from the Pines book.I thought the 6" colander was quite small,but in a couple years I will plop that colander into an 8" colander and proceed to grow it on for a few years.Thanks again.

 

[cmeg1]

Are your trees still out on the bench?

In colanders, I'd think that the Pa winter would be a bit too cold to leave em out like this. Wind protection at the very least.

This looks like our first full week of cold weather,and my pines are away in the cold frame.I keep them in darkness in cold frame when it is below 36 Degrees F.When we have a warmer morning ,and day, I go ahead and bring them out in morning before I go to work.I keep them in black plastic carry crates for quick removal.I actually had a lot of back and forth this Winter because it has been mild.Thanks.

 

[JudyB]

cmeg, I think that you should keep them in the cold frame, and keep them as cool as possible. Meaning in the shade and mulched. You could wind up killing them by moving them in and out of the warm sun and cold frame. Trees need to go dormant, and stay dormant in the winter. This has been problematic this year, as it's been too warm for much of the winter so far.

But you should keep them as much as you can in a cold sunless area for the rest of the winter. If they wake up, and start to bud, then the next cold snap will kill them. Open the cold frame on the warmer days.... Trees don't need light when they are dormant btw.
This will also save you some trudging around with your trees at any rate!

 

[joyee]

Weldon man, this is really great idea. Keep it up and I wish you best of luck for the next time.
Thanks for sharing.