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Brad starts with ... perhaps some of you caught this clip on gardening australia about planting deeply - i.e. leaves into soil, not at pot height http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s3019307.htm I've a feeling I came across this a couple years back and even tried it with something, but I'd forgotten again. Heard many times the "don't plant it deeper than it was in the pot". Tomatoes are a known exception. Anyone here able to share experiences for or against either approach? I suspect it works best for herbs, vines and some shrubs??? I suspect most trees won't like it. | About the Author Brad2 Como, Perth 26th September 2010 11:44pm #UserID: 2323 Posts: 762 View All Brad2's Edible Fruit Trees |
Jason says... With anything that can grow from cuttings I figured you can plant them at any depth. Also anything that doesn't have many feeder roots along the surface. Today when I moved a Chery plum I planted it deep since it has neither much of a feeder root system and can grow from cuttings. But I'd expect planting an Avocado or White sapote or something jungleish like those that feed almost 100% off rotten leaf matter, wood and dead insects/insect poo with extensive feeder roots would end very badly if you planted them deep. The only trick I know some people might not is to plant things facing the same way they were growing in the pot. Otherwise they spend ages bending back towards the sun and waste a lot of energy doing that, I think that's a major part of "transplant shock". Maybe in the tropics where the sun isn't low in the North for such a long time of the year that isn't an issue | About the Author Jason10 Portland, Vic 27th September 2010 12:02am #UserID: 3853 Posts: 218 View All Jason10's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Funny you mention that Brad - I was just reading about the possibility of root strangulation of the trunk on fruit trees planted deeper (and thus they slowly starve to death) Wouldn't know the answer - but I actually did plant my fruit trees deeper on th advice of the local tree supplier (all hers are fine with this method) and so far so good..(fingers crossed) I don't know if I would risk it again though, to be honest. | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton Mid West WA 27th September 2010 2:11pm #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
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allybanana says... I always go deep in a massive hole inriched with compost and plant the tree in a basin so it is easy to water and it gets its roots down. It has worked well for grapes, pears and appricots and pomergranates seam okay but early days. In veiw of the above maby thats one reason why the newly planted citrus is looking a bit crook but avacardo is happy, time will tell | About the Author Eden S-East NSW 27th September 2010 7:56pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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John Mc says... I read about an interesting method of deep planted propagation of Avacado's. They plant the grafted Avo tree well below the graft line and restrict the sap flow to just above the graft. This forces roots to sprout above the graft, from the cutting itself. It's just a way to get the Avo cuttings to strike. It doesn't matter what rootstock you use, can be anything, it's only purpose is to keep the cutting viable untill it strikes it's own roots. | About the Author JohnMc1 27th September 2010 8:38pm #UserID: 2743 Posts: 2043 View All JohnMc1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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amanda says... Hmm - burying the graft sounds dodgy - that's how I lost my loquat (long story) many natives can be deep planted with great success. In dry areas it helps their survival to get the root ball down deep. I plant most of my natives like this. The trouble I am now having with the fruit trees is that the mulch getting closer to the graft over time.... | About the Author amanda19 Geraldton Mid West WA 28th September 2010 11:03am #UserID: 2309 Posts: 4607 View All amanda19's Edible Fruit Trees |
allybanana says... That’s a great idea John mc for getting cuttings to strike that are difficult to strike, feed them from a deep root, you could likely strike a bigger cutting that way. I might try that for persimmons. In other situations where you want to keep the rootstock, how likely is it that the graft will go bad if it is buried. in some cases you would get away with it wouldn’t you? | About the Author Eden S-East NSW 28th September 2010 7:12pm #UserID: 0 Posts: View All 's Edible Fruit Trees |
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