Re: Chestnut hatchlings
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03/19/24 03:03 PM
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I am going to sell them so I'll need a pot to hold them in all summer. I'm hoping that I won't have to over winter them. If I do they will get re-potted again.
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Re: Chestnut hatchlings
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03/19/24 08:56 PM
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Get some poly grow bags. You can get tall skinny ones made for tree seedlings. They are inexpensive and usually easy to get on Amazon or at a greenhouse supply. They hold water nice and are white on the outside so they don't overheat the roots in the sun.
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Re: Chestnut hatchlings
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03/20/24 07:27 PM
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I just stick the nuts in the ground where I want the trees in the fall with a wire cage around them to keep the squirrels at bay! Got 3 dandy's I need to prune a bit going now. I get all kinds of nuts at a grocery store in the fall at so much a lb.
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Re: Chestnut hatchlings
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03/20/24 08:25 PM
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And I thought I had a problem rehoming 50 starts
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Re: Chestnut hatchlings
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03/20/24 08:48 PM
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I have over a 100 bare root apple and plum trees coming this spring to plant and fence. And here I thought I had issues.......
I have nothing clever to put here.
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Re: Chestnut hatchlings
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03/20/24 09:26 PM
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I like the deep tree pots, often called tree seedling pots for starting trees and elderberry cuttings. I bought a pack of 500 last year for around $240.00. They are narrow and very tall. They allow the seedlings to develop a deep tap root. I place the pots in worn out utility/garden carts, with expanded raised bottoms to promote air pruning of the roots. The seedlings will grow much better, early on, if crowded fairly close together.
Another advantage is you need much less soil then you do for the wider pots. The pots have very large holes for drainage and air flow, that make it easy for the soil to fall out. I put 1/4 sheets of paper towels in the bottom of the pots before filling them. The paper towels completely rot away as the saplings start holding the soil together with their roots.
You are going to need to add fertilizer, once the saplings start growing, if you don't have many nutrients in the mediums you are using.
Keith
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Re: Chestnut hatchlings
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03/20/24 09:59 PM
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I hope it works. I plant acorns. It's neat. I've been looking for a company that sells chinese or dunstan chestnut seeds
Last edited by AJE; 03/20/24 09:59 PM.
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Re: Chestnut hatchlings
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03/20/24 10:27 PM
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KeithC
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I hope it works. I plant acorns. It's neat. I've been looking for a company that sells chinese or dunstan chestnut seeds You can buy chestnuts and many other seeds to plant at: https://sheffields.com/They sell from packets to hundreds of pounds of most varieties. They tell you the tested germination rate of the seeds they sale. Keith
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