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Any gardening plans for the coming year?

TheCatWoman

Sadly our large yew tree will have to be removed, it's blocking to much light and we're afraid it will blow over in one of our increasingly strong gales. Sadly we can't trim the sides to make it more slender without killing it although you can cut the tops off them. I hate the idea of cutting down a healthy tree, but it has to be done.

So in its place and around the stump, I have a slow growing pine tree than desperately needs to go in the ground and out from the tub it's in, so that can go at the back of the stump. I intend to make a berm which is where you make a pile of twigs branches and bits of rubble and pipe and pack soil over the top to make a slightly raised mound, into this I will plant the heaters that are currently around the pine tree and maybe some ferns and other small woodland-y plants, this will conect to the dead hedge I have and will create a wildlife highway to the rest of the garden, creatures can get in the berm and over winter in it. I want to use up some spare pond liner to cover the big shallow tub that the heathers and pine were in and make a small wild life pond.

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  • Just been out to look at my bare root Michaelmas daisies. The grower sent about 3 times more than I ordered - trouble is, they looked like a mesh of giant spiders, roots all over the place and difficult to tell which way up to plant them! This might be useful for others growing these things. I waited until the majority were sprouting, took the 8 remaining out of their pots then planted them the right way up. Apparently, they would all eventually sprout but the ones planted upside down in the first place would be much weaker then not survive.

    Have any of you knowledge of growing patio fruit trees? They are expensive and Amazon reviews are variable. I think 'Pixie' root stock is the one I should be looking for.

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  • Just been out to look at my bare root Michaelmas daisies. The grower sent about 3 times more than I ordered - trouble is, they looked like a mesh of giant spiders, roots all over the place and difficult to tell which way up to plant them! This might be useful for others growing these things. I waited until the majority were sprouting, took the 8 remaining out of their pots then planted them the right way up. Apparently, they would all eventually sprout but the ones planted upside down in the first place would be much weaker then not survive.

    Have any of you knowledge of growing patio fruit trees? They are expensive and Amazon reviews are variable. I think 'Pixie' root stock is the one I should be looking for.

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  • in reply to Marianne72

    I'd go to a proper nursery for fruit trees like that, somewhere like Pomona Fruits, they will have a good range and will have been cared for properly and delivered properly too.

  • in reply to Marianne72

    I've had this with some corms in the past. It can be hard to know which way up they go.

    I'm not sure about the fruit trees, I don't have much experience. You will get some fruit, but the fruit is full size so a small plant can't make many. Also they will become root bound after a couple of years. So watering and feeding is necessary. You want even water for good fruit. It may be necessary to treat them a bit like bonsai and remove a third of the soil and roots every few years and top dress to keep them them small but healthy. As with all fruit trees good pruning is needed to stop them being leggy and mis-shapen. Look at whether they are tip or spur fruiting. You also need to consider pollination and whether more that one is needed.