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Large SIP's for Trees with Pictures

wetjackson
11 years ago

I am posting pictures of my Large SIP's with wicking reservoir for trees/small shrubs (blueberries). I have tried to show the details for discussion or critique and will update this post with my progress over the year.

I tried to use a mixture similar to the 5:1:1 mix. My mix is as follows:

(1) 2.8 cu. ft. bag of Fafard Aged Pine Bark

(5) gallon peat

(5) gallon coarse perlite

(2) cups lime

(2) cups Miracle-Gro 24:8:16

I have heard that the 5:1:1 may not wick very well, but the Fafard bark seems to be pretty composted and and I am hopeful that the mix and wicks will do the trick.

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70 ltr. Muck Bucket

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Close up of Grommet, probably unnecessary, but ???

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3 gallon Pan for Reservoir

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Close up of aeration holes

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Mop head wicks, fill hole, and side hole for aeration tube

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fill tube and aeration tube with cross holes drilled in

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assembled and ready for fill

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close up showing wicks and edge filler rocks

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initial fill with 5:1:1 mix

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anything worth doing is worth over-doing.

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my portable orchard...

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close up of mix and tree

My orchard consists of 2 different, cold hardy, dwarf or semi-dwarf varieties of each type.

Apples, Apricots, Sweet Cherries, Peaches, Pears, Plums, and Paw Paws...


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