Dorky_gearhead
Shohin
Well 2 weeks ago I collected a California valley oak that was on the side of the road growing in a pile of decomposing pine bark. When collected I pretty much just brushed the decomposing bark out of the way, being as careful as possible not to disturb the fine roots. I went down about 2 feet before I severed the tap root. In the end I was able to save 30-40 fine white colored roots. From ground level to the top of the tree it's probably 30 inches tall and about 18 inches wide, with about a 2 inch thick trunk. There was about 30 or so fully formed leaves with about 50 or so buds that were swollen and ready to pop.
OK with all that said, I planted the tree into a 5 gallon bucket with a few dozen 1/8 holes drilled along the bottom of the bucket. I watered the piss out of it till the water ran clear. I decided to get a 50 gallon clear trash bag, and placed it over the tree, then taped it to the bucket. I popped multiple dine size holes in the bag, allowing for a little ventilation, but not so much that condensation still forms on the inside of the bag. I noticed that nearly all of the buds have pushed leaves, and a few of them have produced 5 or 6 leaves in the past week
Have any of you used a garbage bag as a ghetto greenhouse? Did you do so in efforts to offset the lack of an extensive root system?
Case
OK with all that said, I planted the tree into a 5 gallon bucket with a few dozen 1/8 holes drilled along the bottom of the bucket. I watered the piss out of it till the water ran clear. I decided to get a 50 gallon clear trash bag, and placed it over the tree, then taped it to the bucket. I popped multiple dine size holes in the bag, allowing for a little ventilation, but not so much that condensation still forms on the inside of the bag. I noticed that nearly all of the buds have pushed leaves, and a few of them have produced 5 or 6 leaves in the past week
Have any of you used a garbage bag as a ghetto greenhouse? Did you do so in efforts to offset the lack of an extensive root system?
Case