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Sat, Dec 1, 12 at 12:21
| Hello. I want to be prepared for my bareroot orders when they come. What size nursery can should I use? Thanks! Susan |
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| If they are the traditional, American, Dr. Huey size, five gallon cans are the minimum. If they're the traditional Canadian size, perhaps two to three gallon? Their shorter growing season combined with multiflora root stocks usually create somewhat smaller plants initially, so you can often get away with initially smaller cans, which may enable you to start them off smaller before planting. But, if they're more the size of what has traditionally come out of Wasco, fives are what you need. Kim |
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- Posted by poorbutroserich Nashville (My Page) on Sat, Dec 1, 12 at 13:27
| Thanks Kim. I've gotten all I can for free from my nursery friend. Going to have to buy them now. Could I use 3s to also plant my 5 inch bands? Susan |
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- Posted by mad_gallica Z5 Eastern NY (My Page) on Sat, Dec 1, 12 at 13:37
| Why are you potting them up instead of planting in the ground? If the plan is for them to be fairly permanently in pots, you will need something quite large. The expense in potting medium can turn into a real issue if it is only for a temporary gain. Band should be repotted into the next larger size. A fast grower could be potted two sizes up. |
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| It's just personal preference, Susan. You can use a three for a band, but here, they seem to generate better root balls if put up in gallons instead. As the fill that size, push them into the next larger. I've started bare roots in fives for many years. I make cylinders of either cardboard or many layers of newspaper to line the inside and extend the height to about the height of the canes so I can fill the can over the bud union and cover much of the canes to prevent them from drying out until roots develop. If you have enough rain, you may not need to, but we can't count on rain. Our "average" is just under 15" for the year. Last year, we received 5". We also had many periods of high seventies to high eighties in "winter", so mounding the bare roots had a definite advantage here. It may not there. Kim |
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