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Post by buckvelvet on Feb 13, 2017 13:39:57 GMT -6
I have 15-20 trees i need to move out of my nursery this spring. My problem is, when is this sprint. I do NOT want me trees remotely awake when i move them. If this forecast even remotely holds up can i even wait until March? Crazy...  |
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Post by nhmountains on Feb 13, 2017 14:01:30 GMT -6
Where are you moving them BV?
Try digging holes there first. It is easy then dig your trees up and transplant them. I've got 15" snow right now so I have no plans in the near future.
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Post by buckvelvet on Feb 13, 2017 14:20:07 GMT -6
Where are you moving them BV? Try digging holes there first. It is easy then dig your trees up and transplant them. I've got 15" snow right now so I have no plans in the near future. NH all of our snow has went away accept for the big piles form snow plows. There are a few spots in the woods that still hold and inch or 2 but dissipating fast. I've never seen anything like this, i mean we've had some crazy swings before but not to the point where our snow is gone in February. By this weekend my nursery will have zero snow on it at all, where my trees are transplanted I cannot say as I have not been there since deer season. It is open ground and exposed to the weather so I'd expect it to be bare ground especially when near 50 degrees hits us friday through the weekend. Perhaps I should plan to dig all the holes this weekend in perpetration? Is it safe to transplant trees if it gets to teens at night? I suppose as long as they are in their permanent ground under dirt they should be ok, right? |
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Post by nhmountains on Feb 13, 2017 14:23:55 GMT -6
Yeah you should be ok but I'd try driving a shovel in the ground and see it's probably still frozen. After planting you want to make sure there are no air pockets on those roots. You could spread mulch for temporary insulation.
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Post by buckvelvet on Feb 13, 2017 14:26:31 GMT -6
Yeah you should be ok but I'd try driving a shovel in the ground and see it's probably still frozen. After planting you want to make sure there are no air pockets on those roots. You could spread mulch for temporary insulation. I use compost in the whole, black plastic then rock, i don't use mulch because of it encouraging field mice. |
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Post by westbranch on Feb 13, 2017 14:41:26 GMT -6
My 10 day forecast is showing highs 55< Friday to Monday (Hutchinson MN). Worried about my 200 dolgo seedlings. Was thinking maybe move them to shade and mulch with straw to keep them frozen? They get a little bit of sun snow, and getting sun when it is 50+ doesn't seem like it would be good if it is highs in the 20s in a couple weeks.
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Post by smsmith on Feb 13, 2017 15:09:43 GMT -6
If a guy can dig a hole, then I'd say it's time to transplant. Ain't no way I could dig a hole much over an inch deep here, even in full sun on a southern exposure.
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Post by nhmountains on Feb 13, 2017 15:17:03 GMT -6
Those were my thoughts too Stu.
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Post by nhmountains on Feb 13, 2017 15:18:59 GMT -6
Yeah you should be ok but I'd try driving a shovel in the ground and see it's probably still frozen. After planting you want to make sure there are no air pockets on those roots. You could spread mulch for temporary insulation. I use compost in the whole, black plastic then rock, i don't use mulch because of it encouraging field mice. Yeah I was thinking you'd not be able to put in the plastic and stone yet so I thought mulch would be a short term solution. I'm guessing you won't be able to dig very far yet. |
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Post by smsmith on Feb 13, 2017 15:21:22 GMT -6
My 10 day forecast is showing highs 55< Friday to Monday (Hutchinson MN). Worried about my 200 dolgo seedlings. Was thinking maybe move them to shade and mulch with straw to keep them frozen? They get a little bit of sun snow, and getting sun when it is 50+ doesn't seem like it would be good if it is highs in the 20s in a couple weeks. Keeping them frozen would definitely be the best thing, if you can easily move them I'd do so. |
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Post by buckvelvet on Feb 13, 2017 15:29:53 GMT -6
I just don't want to shoot myself in the foot and wait 'to' long.
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Post by nhmountains on Feb 13, 2017 15:44:05 GMT -6
You'll be busy just before they do wake up. I'd think April would be fine. Stu wasn't it May a few years ago for you guys in MN?
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Post by smsmith on Feb 13, 2017 15:54:35 GMT -6
I believe it was May of '13 that I still had snow on the north side of the house on May 9th.
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Post by buckvelvet on Feb 13, 2017 15:57:13 GMT -6
I can guarantee I'll be doing this before March is over. I'm trying to make sure I time it right because I will also have rootstock coming in the mail to graft. Then I have field grafts to do as well. AH!!!
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Post by nhmountains on Feb 13, 2017 18:09:01 GMT -6
I can guarantee I'll be doing this before March is over. I'm trying to make sure I time it right because I will also have rootstock coming in the mail to graft. Then I have field grafts to do as well. AH!!! Well test the ground with your shovel and that'll tell you when you can do it. I'll remind you I had a stretch of 70 degree days in February last year and then we had snow on April 27. It wasn't a great apple year because it but, my NH Gold and other crabs still had great crops.  |
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