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Posted: Jan/17/2006 5:39 PM PST
You got it ZZ. I thought I posted this yesterday.... bit i don't see it now. Go Figure |
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Posted: Jan/17/2006 2:44 AM PST
there is only one thing missing on that pic...one huje veggie garden 
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Posted: Jan/17/2006 4:05 AM PST
hahaha, actually, you can see it. Its the bushy looking thing in the middle - yep, thats one cherry tomato plant, with some hot jabenero and chili peppers with it. In 2006, the garden will be 3x6 feet, instead of 3x3. At my old house, I had an 8x8, which was too much stuff! So, I scaled it back at this new house.....geez, I can't wait for spring to get back in the garden and on the lawnmower! |
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Posted: Jan/14/2006 7:40 PM PST
I planted these trees in April 2005, and out of the 5 I planted, all 5 had made it thus far. (knock on wood). I knew a person who was clearing out their trees for a horse stable, and I got 5 for $50. Anyway, here are a few pics. of the trees as of today - it was beautiful out, so I cut some of the dead branches off the bottom. Before winter, I made sure they were fully watered and prepped for a long/cold winter - but so far, it hasn't been too bad. (PS, neighbor bought 6 of the same trees, but planted them in late May - so far, he has lost 3 of them  )Let me know your thoughts, if you think they're healthy...etc. [B]Full view:[/B] [IMG]http://www.geocities.com/kai00051/HPIM0797-1. JPG[/IMG] [B]Inside view, with bare branches:[/B] [IMG]http://www.geocities.com/kai00051/HPIM0799-1. JPG[/IMG] [B]Top view (with new growth???) Not sure if it's sap on the ends of some?:[/B] [IMG]http://www.geocities.com/kai00051/HPIM0800-1. JPG[/IMG] [B]Inside view, shedding old growth???:[/B] [IMG]http://www.geocities.com/kai00051/HPIM0801-1. JPG[/IMG] |
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Posted: Jan/15/2006 12:54 AM PST
In all fairness they aren't pines , but rather spruces. I would guess White spruce based on the appearance in the first pic. Yes the earlier in the spring you move evergreens the better your survival rates. You did very well getting 100%. Once the trees break dormancy the rate drops drastically on trees that have been dug and replanted. May was a bit late but 3 out of six is respectable that late in the season. |
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Posted: Jan/15/2006 2:53 AM PST
PS, by the way, I am in WI, so sometimes it's not possible to move them earlier than April - but I don't know why my neighbor waited so long....oh well. Oh yeah, and I just called them 'pine trees' just because that is typically what I think of when I see that sort of tree. I think it's a CO. Blue Spruce, but again, I could be wrong!! Here is what they looked like after I planted them (this summer) - you can see them in the background - the little trees on the left are the Arborvitaes outlining my yard. I was just a bit concerned with the gray trunks and some of the branches losing their needles??!! But, all of them have the new growth on the top, so I guess that is a good sign :[IMG]http://www.geocities.com/kai00051/HPIM0598-1. JPG[/IMG] |
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Posted: Jan/15/2006 3:10 AM PST
Your grass looks great! |
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Posted: Jan/15/2006 4:28 AM PST
I'll buy Colorado Blue based on pics 2 and 3. I see no problem with them. the brown needles all seem to be normal annual needle shed. |
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Posted: Jan/15/2006 4:37 AM PST
hey, thanks for the comments on the lawn - can you believe that pic. was taken in Oct. 2005, and the lawn was planted in Oct. 2004? Not bad for it's first year (and planted in clay). Thanks again for the comments on the trees, it's always nice to get second opinions on stuff - glad to see my trees are healthy (I always worry a bit!) :broccoli: |
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Posted: Jan/15/2006 1:02 PM PST
Its wrong I know, but I had to cut off the tall tip of a 3 ft colo. spruce//and now I have a cluster of tips growing out...shall I just let it progress or should I try to establish a new single leader? |
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