Hi! Been watching your other videos and I find them helpful. Did you do another video, showing how to actually plant the tree? I'd love to know from you, if I should do things like tamp down on the soil around the tree once I'm done planting, and how hard, if so. Also if I should mulch around it, and how often to water a newly-planted tree. Thank you.
th-cam.com/video/HUW4GKEHDwI/w-d-xo.html - here you go! Water is better than tamping as it settles the dirt nicely around the roots without any soil compaction.
Thank you for informative process to plant the trees received. Do you have a video on how to deal with tree diseases such as "fire bright" which we have a lot of here in Virginia. Fungus is another disease due to the moisture around here.
We do not have disease treatment videos at this time. Fireblight is most commonly controlled through vigilant observation of your orchard and aggressive pruning to remove the disease as soon as it enters the tips of the plant. Make sure you burn the cuttings asap and clean your pruners between cuts. Good luck!
Thanks for this, Laura! I get a lot of little tunnels that are right at the surface / grade level. It seems your hardware cloth is buried below grade -- nice for not getting torn up on it, among other things! But I worry that critters will just go over the top of it? I can easily imagine that it isn't -moles- making the surface tunnels I see. Mice, voles, perhaps.
Sure, as can mice and other rodents, but doing so would require them to travel above ground and become easy prey for hawks, eagles, etc. Voles stick to long grass and mole tunnels to enjoy a longer life and will only expose themselves as a last resort. Let them eat something easier, and safer, instead!
Great video! One question though, you said that the hardware cloth would rot away in a couple of years, but all of the hardware cloth that I've seen is galvanized, not raw metal, and the cloth that you are using looks galvanized too. Have you confirmed that it's rotting away as desired?
LOL. Yes, this is not a new technique for us. Exposed to water and soil bacteria constantly will degrade and destroy hardware cloth within a couple years.
Love this video as I am expecting two new trees and a blueberry plant from you this season. Some tunneling critter in eastern Washington decided to tunnel into my yard last summer leaving not holes but mounds of dirt. Using the mesh to keep out the critter is just what I need. What is the name of the material you are using to fence out the tunneling critter? Any products to discourage the critters? Tried a peppermint mixture and lights at night with limited success. Next I bought some vinegar but worry about what that will do to my apple trees. Saw a recipe of tabasco sauce which will be my next try. Thanks
Hardware cloth is the name of the material. It works great to exclude moles, and therefore voles as the voles use the mole tunnels to avoid predators and access tree roots. Moles are otherwise harmless.
@@RaintreeNursery Perfect. I found some at Lowe's. Going to try it with my new plants and then go back and see if I can use it with my existing ones. Thanks! Think you have saved my garden!
Great guide, especially the vole protector. Interesting that the recommendation is only 1ft deep. Seems rather shallow. You can save some time/effort by simply alternating 1 scoop of compost with 2 scoops of holes topsoil when filling the hole.
Your hole depth should only be as deep as the tree roots (either bare root or container) so that there is a firm base and the tree doesn’t settle further into the soil causing a myriad of problem with the trunk. Better to be a bit high (1-2”) than too low.
I wish it was so easy to dig holes . .. . I have roots of long-expired ash trees all over my front yard. Solution I use now is to sharpen up an axe and chop those roots away.
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Can't wait for all my plants to arrive, so much work to do
Very good explanation for a newbie like me! Thanks Laura
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Hi! Been watching your other videos and I find them helpful.
Did you do another video, showing how to actually plant the tree? I'd love to know from you, if I should do things like tamp down on the soil around the tree once I'm done planting, and how hard, if so. Also if I should mulch around it, and how often to water a newly-planted tree. Thank you.
th-cam.com/video/HUW4GKEHDwI/w-d-xo.html - here you go! Water is better than tamping as it settles the dirt nicely around the roots without any soil compaction.
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I have never heard of voles in Australia..yes!! I need2 get a sharp shovel!
Great video - I'd love to see a video on pruning my whips I planted from Raintree last year!
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Thank you for informative process to plant the trees received. Do you have a video on how to deal with tree diseases such as "fire bright" which we have a lot of here in Virginia. Fungus is another disease due to the moisture around here.
We do not have disease treatment videos at this time. Fireblight is most commonly controlled through vigilant observation of your orchard and aggressive pruning to remove the disease as soon as it enters the tips of the plant. Make sure you burn the cuttings asap and clean your pruners between cuts. Good luck!
Thanks for this, Laura! I get a lot of little tunnels that are right at the surface / grade level. It seems your hardware cloth is buried below grade -- nice for not getting torn up on it, among other things! But I worry that critters will just go over the top of it? I can easily imagine that it isn't -moles- making the surface tunnels I see. Mice, voles, perhaps.
Plant daffodils around in a circle at drip line and it will help to keep critters away
Thanks Laura, that was great. Just one question, won't the voles burrow down from the top and have access to the roots?
Sure, as can mice and other rodents, but doing so would require them to travel above ground and become easy prey for hawks, eagles, etc. Voles stick to long grass and mole tunnels to enjoy a longer life and will only expose themselves as a last resort. Let them eat something easier, and safer, instead!
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Great video! One question though, you said that the hardware cloth would rot away in a couple of years, but all of the hardware cloth that I've seen is galvanized, not raw metal, and the cloth that you are using looks galvanized too. Have you confirmed that it's rotting away as desired?
LOL. Yes, this is not a new technique for us. Exposed to water and soil bacteria constantly will degrade and destroy hardware cloth within a couple years.
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Love this video as I am expecting two new trees and a blueberry plant from you this season. Some tunneling critter in eastern Washington decided to tunnel into my yard last summer leaving not holes but mounds of dirt. Using the mesh to keep out the critter is just what I need. What is the name of the material you are using to fence out the tunneling critter? Any products to discourage the critters? Tried a peppermint mixture and lights at night with limited success. Next I bought some vinegar but worry about what that will do to my apple trees. Saw a recipe of tabasco sauce which will be my next try. Thanks
Hardware cloth is the name of the material. It works great to exclude moles, and therefore voles as the voles use the mole tunnels to avoid predators and access tree roots. Moles are otherwise harmless.
@@RaintreeNursery Perfect. I found some at Lowe's. Going to try it with my new plants and then go back and see if I can use it with my existing ones. Thanks! Think you have saved my garden!
Great guide, especially the vole protector. Interesting that the recommendation is only 1ft deep. Seems rather shallow.
You can save some time/effort by simply alternating 1 scoop of compost with 2 scoops of holes topsoil when filling the hole.
Your hole depth should only be as deep as the tree roots (either bare root or container) so that there is a firm base and the tree doesn’t settle further into the soil causing a myriad of problem with the trunk. Better to be a bit high (1-2”) than too low.
I wish it was so easy to dig holes . .. . I have roots of long-expired ash trees all over my front yard. Solution I use now is to sharpen up an axe and chop those roots away.
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