Planting Sumacs and Elderberries!
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Date: 2022-07-16
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Victoria
You have previously mentioned how you add gypsum to help with hardpan, on a scale as large as the new property would you suggest adding just to the hole or general spreading? Will it help with the plants rooting deeper or will it impede the roots due to the hardpan? Does adding gypsum help in general with having the larger shrubs and trees root in or is it not necessary? Also with all the weeds that are on the new area, I know you hand pull from flower beds, but will you spray or pull around the new planting areas as it is such a massive scale to hand pull?
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You have previously mentioned how you add gypsum to help with hardpan, on a scale as large as the new property would you suggest adding just to the hole or general spreading? Will it help with the plants rooting deeper or will it impede the roots due to the hardpan? Does adding gypsum help in general with having the larger shrubs and trees root in or is it not necessary? Also with all the weeds that are on the new area, I know you hand pull from flower beds, but will you spray or pull around the new planting areas as it is such a massive scale to hand pull?
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Lisa
We have the old variety Summac here in our yard in Albuquerque nm, if they stopped these things from suckering by half us never plant them! These things are a 24/7 job pulling them out of everywhere. They are gorgeous, though ours don't fall color nearly as beautifully. if they did I may not be so frustrated by the work! Also got the two different elderberry. love those. In fact, I'd say our soil is darn near the same as yours. We have the exact same issues, and our water is hard too. Thanks Laura for all you share! Smiles and blessings.
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We have the old variety Summac here in our yard in Albuquerque nm, if they stopped these things from suckering by half us never plant them! These things are a 24/7 job pulling them out of everywhere. They are gorgeous, though ours don't fall color nearly as beautifully. if they did I may not be so frustrated by the work! Also got the two different elderberry. love those. In fact, I'd say our soil is darn near the same as yours. We have the exact same issues, and our water is hard too. Thanks Laura for all you share! Smiles and blessings.
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Gigi
I have planted both of those several times because I love them so much. Unfortunately, the deer keep killing them. They eat them repeatedly until 5he plants just give up. It's so frustrating. Until I had a bad deer problem, I, too, could anticipate watching plants grow and mature. Now, even when a shrub or plant says deer resistant, the odds aren't good. I wish the plant breeders would test for deer resistance in areas where it's really bad. The deer have grass to eat, they just greatly prefer my plants.
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I have planted both of those several times because I love them so much. Unfortunately, the deer keep killing them. They eat them repeatedly until 5he plants just give up. It's so frustrating. Until I had a bad deer problem, I, too, could anticipate watching plants grow and mature. Now, even when a shrub or plant says deer resistant, the odds aren't good. I wish the plant breeders would test for deer resistance in areas where it's really bad. The deer have grass to eat, they just greatly prefer my plants.
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Michelle
I truly can't wait to see how all these trees and shrubs grow and fill in over the years! I need that black lace elderberry in my life! Question - do you ever find that some sections of your drip tube emits at a faster or slower rate? I'm finding this on my new system and wonder if there's a way to fix that without totally replacing the tubing? My raised bed veg garden boxes need more even watering. Thanks! Forgot to say my system is brand new and I don't have hard water.
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I truly can't wait to see how all these trees and shrubs grow and fill in over the years! I need that black lace elderberry in my life! Question - do you ever find that some sections of your drip tube emits at a faster or slower rate? I'm finding this on my new system and wonder if there's a way to fix that without totally replacing the tubing? My raised bed veg garden boxes need more even watering. Thanks! Forgot to say my system is brand new and I don't have hard water.
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Derek
You have lost your mind. We have staghorn sumac here and I fight it continuously. It is nearly impossible to control. I literally mow thousands of suckers every week. Nothing, even glycosphate, will kill it. I built a giant pile of about 40 hours of work cutting only 1 years growth, and set it ablaze. .more suckers, especially where the fire was.
You have such a controlled, beautiful spaceRIP THAT DEVIL SPAWN OUT AS QUICKLY AS YOUCAN GET TO IT!
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You have lost your mind. We have staghorn sumac here and I fight it continuously. It is nearly impossible to control. I literally mow thousands of suckers every week. Nothing, even glycosphate, will kill it. I built a giant pile of about 40 hours of work cutting only 1 years growth, and set it ablaze. .more suckers, especially where the fire was.
You have such a controlled, beautiful spaceRIP THAT DEVIL SPAWN OUT AS QUICKLY AS YOUCAN GET TO IT!
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Dylan
Sumac often gets a bad reputation because its often confused with the non-native invasive Tree of heaven which looks very similar. The native staghorn sumac stays much smaller no more than usually 10-15 feet as apposed to the Tree of heaven which will become a massive tree, but will also create a thicket in a natural setting. The easiest way to tell em apart is the flower
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Sumac often gets a bad reputation because its often confused with the non-native invasive Tree of heaven which looks very similar. The native staghorn sumac stays much smaller no more than usually 10-15 feet as apposed to the Tree of heaven which will become a massive tree, but will also create a thicket in a natural setting. The easiest way to tell em apart is the flower
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Jessi
I planted a black lace elderberry in late May and it hasnt grown at all. still 12-18 inches tall. I dont know if its normal for them to not grow in their first season or if theres something wrong! I water it regularly and it gets 8 hours of sun a day. What do you think? I just want it to look like yours because theyre so beautiful!
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I planted a black lace elderberry in late May and it hasnt grown at all. still 12-18 inches tall. I dont know if its normal for them to not grow in their first season or if theres something wrong! I water it regularly and it gets 8 hours of sun a day. What do you think? I just want it to look like yours because theyre so beautiful!
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Amber
My husband was watching your video with me this morning and commented on how much he liked the Sumac tree. We actually found one at our local nursery in our area! I would like to keep it more in tree form than bush. How would I trim it to train it into tree form? When is the best time of year to trim it? I am in zone 5b. Thank you!
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My husband was watching your video with me this morning and commented on how much he liked the Sumac tree. We actually found one at our local nursery in our area! I would like to keep it more in tree form than bush. How would I trim it to train it into tree form? When is the best time of year to trim it? I am in zone 5b. Thank you!
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Maija
I was amazed that I found Proven Winners plants in my local garden center - in Turku, Southwest Finland! Naturally I went nuts, I could barely believe my eyes. This is the first season ever for me to have a small garden and the very first shrub that I bought was Black Lace Elderberry, looking forward to watch it grow! :)
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I was amazed that I found Proven Winners plants in my local garden center - in Turku, Southwest Finland! Naturally I went nuts, I could barely believe my eyes. This is the first season ever for me to have a small garden and the very first shrub that I bought was Black Lace Elderberry, looking forward to watch it grow! :)
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