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Post by sd51555 on Apr 18, 2020 19:32:50 GMT -6
Did it. Don’t know how many are in there. I’m guessing 200-300? Went down to the commons and loaded up.  Took a long damn time to go through all that, but I damn near used every on I cut.    I gave it a 5 gallon drink of well water before I covered it up.  |
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Post by Foggy on Apr 18, 2020 23:06:12 GMT -6
Did it. Don’t know how many are in there. I’m guessing 200-300? Went down to the commons and loaded up. Took a long damn time to go through all that, but I damn near used every on I cut. I gave it a 5 gallon drink of well water before I covered it up. |
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Post by honker on Apr 19, 2020 8:04:09 GMT -6
Looks great SD! I’m going up today with another round of cuttings. I was planning on making a caged batches this time as well.
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Post by honker on Apr 19, 2020 19:40:42 GMT -6
This one was a mix of the transplants and the cuttings. I wanted to see how they do side by side. It also got a good dose of organic fertilizer. Won't go into further detail on the source of that.  |
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Post by sd51555 on Apr 19, 2020 19:49:43 GMT -6
This one was a mix of the transplants and the cuttings. I wanted to see how they do side by side. It also got a good dose of organic fertilizer. Won't go into further detail on the source of that. Did you walk away from that endeavor with both socks and both shirt sleeves intact? You know what I didn't stop to fathom in doing this, is any splitting from the sprouts. With them two inches apart like how I've got them, they're gonna really have to bush away from the center to get some breathing room. I may have gone a little too dense. Maybe they'll prune themselves back, or I can go and take the extras out. What a problem that would be huh? Let's pray for survival first. |
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Post by Bwoods11 on Apr 19, 2020 20:03:57 GMT -6
Thumbs up to that!!
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Post by honker on Apr 19, 2020 20:07:15 GMT -6
This one was a mix of the transplants and the cuttings. I wanted to see how they do side by side. It also got a good dose of organic fertilizer. Won't go into further detail on the source of that. Did you walk away from that endeavor with both socks and both shirt sleeves intact? You know what I didn't stop to fathom in doing this, is any splitting from the sprouts. With them two inches apart like how I've got them, they're gonna really have to bush away from the center to get some breathing room. I may have gone a little too dense. Maybe they'll prune themselves back, or I can go and take the extras out. What a problem that would be huh? Let's pray for survival first. Yep. Shed bucket compost only. Too dense would in fact be a great problem to have if they all survive. You might have just created a super shrub that twists together into a ROD tree. Taking out some cuttings or bending over branches for side propagation will be an easy fix if it comes to that. Is it close enough to the cabin that you will be able to keep an eye on it? |
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Post by sd51555 on Apr 19, 2020 21:17:24 GMT -6
Did you walk away from that endeavor with both socks and both shirt sleeves intact? You know what I didn't stop to fathom in doing this, is any splitting from the sprouts. With them two inches apart like how I've got them, they're gonna really have to bush away from the center to get some breathing room. I may have gone a little too dense. Maybe they'll prune themselves back, or I can go and take the extras out. What a problem that would be huh? Let's pray for survival first. Yep. Shed bucket compost only. Too dense would in fact be a great problem to have if they all survive. You might have just created a super shrub that twists together into a ROD tree. Taking out some cuttings or bending over branches for side propagation will be an easy fix if it comes to that. Is it close enough to the cabin that you will be able to keep an eye on it? Yeah. It's right on the NW corner of my lawn. I wasn't gonna drag all that stuff to the back of the woods for an experiment. If it works, then I'll get to hiking it back there. |
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Post by Sandbur on Apr 20, 2020 12:23:10 GMT -6
Since my place has turned into a wintering area, these are the only places I can grow ROD.   |
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Post by smsmith on Apr 20, 2020 12:27:25 GMT -6
I've got ROD popping up all over the place. I must need more deer
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Post by nhmountains on Apr 20, 2020 18:28:38 GMT -6
I've got ROD popping up all over the place. I must need more deer I think I saw some by the road today. I’ll kerp an eye on it and see what it looks like when it leafs out. |
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Post by Freeborn on Apr 20, 2020 18:43:49 GMT -6
I've got ROD popping up all over the place. I must need more deer I have the same situation, with marsh you get ROD, I have a ton of it. I need more deer. |
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Post by sd51555 on Apr 20, 2020 20:23:40 GMT -6
I've got ROD popping up all over the place. I must need more deer I have the same situation, with marsh you get ROD, I have a ton of it. I need more deer. Do you guys ever see seed clusters on yours? I've got a more stems coming it seems, but any I find that are unprotected, are nipped off about 16" up from the ground. |
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Post by smsmith on Apr 21, 2020 6:31:24 GMT -6
I have the same situation, with marsh you get ROD, I have a ton of it. I need more deer. Do you guys ever see seed clusters on yours? I've got a more stems coming it seems, but any I find that are unprotected, are nipped off about 16" up from the ground. Yup, all the time. Obviously, the ROD in high traffic areas gets browsed pretty heavily. The stuff along the road and in more exposed areas flowers and sets seed most years. |
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Post by Freeborn on Apr 21, 2020 6:46:00 GMT -6
^allot of my ROD is tall with thick stems. I have thought about cutting a bunch of it off in the late winter/ early spring and then hitting it hard with fertilizer when they emerge from dormancy so there would be fresh browse coming from old plants. I just have never gotten around to it.
When would you guys cut them off, probably when they are dormant?
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