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Post by Freeborn on Feb 26, 2017 17:52:49 GMT -6
I walked my place this weekend and walked the marsh and I am pleased that Tamaracks are starting to move into the swamp. I looked at the Tamarack and they are covered with cones/seed. The swamp is nothing you want to go into when its summer but this time of year you can walk it freely. I am thinking of taking some of the seeds and locating clumps similar to those that are holding trees now and plant the seeds in the clumps. The clumps are pretty hard but I think I could easily pound a hole in them with a hammer and spike. Has anybody ever tried this or do you think this would work? Is there anything I need to know about separating cones from the seed?   |
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Post by Freeborn on Feb 26, 2017 20:13:17 GMT -6
I see Sheffields sells Tamarack seed, that might be an easier way to obtain seed.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Feb 26, 2017 21:02:27 GMT -6
I have not, but I did plant 50 tamarack plugs this spring.
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Post by sd51555 on Feb 26, 2017 21:09:21 GMT -6
I don't know much about Tamarac, but buying seed from Sheffields made my little project cheap and easy.
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Post by Freeborn on Feb 26, 2017 21:14:44 GMT -6
I don't know much about Tamarac, but buying seed from Sheffields made my little project cheap and easy. That's what I was thinking. I can't get into this marsh in the summer unless I'm driving a argo of some kind. I should be able to get seed in the ground now and I don't know why it would not germinate. |
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Post by sd51555 on Feb 26, 2017 22:14:23 GMT -6
Seems like the seeds don't need much prep to be viable for this year yet. For $40, I'd give it a whirl and see what you get.  |
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Post by Freeborn on Feb 27, 2017 20:26:46 GMT -6
Ordered seed today and it looks by the weather report I'll be planting this weekend.
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Post by Sandbur on Feb 27, 2017 20:57:52 GMT -6
Jerry- could you try a bit of that seed in a nursery, pots, or more of a controlled situation for a few years?
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Post by Freeborn on Feb 27, 2017 21:33:43 GMT -6
Jerry- could you try a bit of that seed in a nursery, pots, or more of a controlled situation for a few years? I could plant some in pots to verify they work. Probably a good idea so I know if the seed is viable. Hard to say if my experiment out in the swamp works but it potentially could be a success. |
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Post by nhmountains on Feb 28, 2017 3:29:20 GMT -6
I would plan it out in advance. I'd find your humps in the marsh. Drag out old bails of hay to each spot. Make a small clump on top of the hump. Drag out bags of potting soil. Put some potting soil on top of the hay clump and plant your seeds. The hay should keep some competition down to allow the seedlings to get a start. They'll out grow the competition after two years but, need a hand early on. Mark the humps with small flags so you can check them out next winter and add more hay to knock down competition and add to the humps.
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Post by Freeborn on Feb 28, 2017 6:00:31 GMT -6
I would plan it out in advance. I'd find your humps in the marsh. Drag out old bails of hay to each spot. Make a small clump on top of the hump. Drag out bags of potting soil. Put some potting soil on top of the hay clump and plant your seeds. The hay should keep some competition down to allow the seedlings to get a start. They'll out grow the competition after two years but, need a hand early on. Mark the humps with small flags so you can check them out next winter and add more hay to knock down competition and add to the humps. These humps are already in the swamp so I am not using bails of hay. They are small, most only inches of dirt above the water line. The water in the swamp is at its all time high so moisture to the seeds should be good. I'll bring several tools to make a 1/4" planting hole and than cover it with either dirt or potting soil. |
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Post by mnaaron on Feb 28, 2017 8:09:28 GMT -6
We planted a bunch of tamarack bare root stock 2 yrs ago and it growing gang busters. I would go out there this spring and plant them directly into the humps. I think you will be surprised at how well they do.
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Post by Freeborn on Feb 28, 2017 11:39:00 GMT -6
We planted a bunch of tamarack bare root stock 2 yrs ago and it growing gang busters. I would go out there this spring and plant them directly into the humps. I think you will be surprised at how well they do. My marsh is really two different marshes, the pictures are of the really wet area that has cattails and then I have another area that is much more brush. I would not dare to walk into the wet area once the ice melts as I don't think I would ever come out. Its mostly muck but does have mounds I can plant seeds into.
I should be able to move pretty quickly on the ice and plant allot of seeds. I could probably try some bare root in my brush swamp.
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