SilentMouse
Sapling
So, this will be my first winter with trees that are gonna be outside, and I'm getting my thoughts together on how I'm gonna go about it. Thought it would be a good idea to get any tips- I'm a zone 5b, so any particular thoughts on what to do/expect would be awesome. Though any wisdom would be great!
As of now, my game plan is once the deciduous trees all lose their leaves or our first real snow (whichever comes last) I'll be putting them in my unheated shed. Nothing I have is not native or known to do extremely well in my area as far as winters go, so just the shed should be fine. I'll be checking them once a week, and watering probably every two or weeks or so, depending on how dry or wet they look. In the spring once I notice they are taking more water or have swelling buds they'll come back out in the spring.
Oh, and also, I plan to apply dormant oil before they go in too. This year was a huge problem for me with aphids, and I got rid of them but never again.
Anyways, that's just what I plan to do as of now. There really is no fall work I need to do on any of my trees like wiring as all my trees aren't at that stage yet.
Any thoughts? Tips or tricks? I'd love to hear them!
As of now, my game plan is once the deciduous trees all lose their leaves or our first real snow (whichever comes last) I'll be putting them in my unheated shed. Nothing I have is not native or known to do extremely well in my area as far as winters go, so just the shed should be fine. I'll be checking them once a week, and watering probably every two or weeks or so, depending on how dry or wet they look. In the spring once I notice they are taking more water or have swelling buds they'll come back out in the spring.
Oh, and also, I plan to apply dormant oil before they go in too. This year was a huge problem for me with aphids, and I got rid of them but never again.
Anyways, that's just what I plan to do as of now. There really is no fall work I need to do on any of my trees like wiring as all my trees aren't at that stage yet.
Any thoughts? Tips or tricks? I'd love to hear them!