Wayne
There is a lot of good information on this thread that I've read more than once..so at least some of the credit goes to you and the others on this thread.
Yea I planted them a lil closer than recommended being as this was my first time and completely expected to have some losses...and of course looks like all of them are growing good so if I have to thin them out in a few years than so be it
I planted 25 of the seedlings I started this winter in early spring and am amazed at how well they are doing. Most of them in the 3 to 4 foot range but there are 5 or 6 that are about to come out the top of a 5 foot tube already. Crazy how fast these trees are growing! (They are dunstans)
They are about 15 feet. I know it's a little closer than normal or reccomend but being as this is my first time trying this I figured not all of them where gonna make it and if I have to take out every other one once they get big than so be it.
Update on my seedlings they are looking better some still tall and lanky but I ordered a new lightsthat should be here by the end of the week hopefully that will help with the next batch that should be starting in the next week or so.
I put more holes in all my pots and got the slow release...
Ok I will try drilling some holes in the worst looking ones tom when I get off work see what happens. As far as the question How many inches are below the bottomof the growing container? Not sure in I'm understanding correctly but I built a table they are about 4 feet off the ground
I have a dripper system set up so when I water it slowly drips until I can see water dripping from the bottom of all the containers. I put a fan in there last week but it's not on a timer it's just on all the time. It's in the corner of the room just blowing enough to shake the leaves. I...
1. D60 pots from greenhouse mega store they are 2.5" diameter and 14" tall
2. Range from just showing top growth to and 10 to 12" with no leaves to 6
3. I watered when I put the seeds in and just watered last weekend witch was about 2 weeks I would say. With everything i have read been...
First year trying to grow chestnuts. Mine are dunstan...i was hoping to get some input. The tops of the sprouts are drooping over and some of the leaves have started to turn a maroonish color.
I used promix hp grow medium (per recommendation on this forum) and watered good when I put the...