Watering idea for new trees

OliverGuy · Jun 29, 2018

Not really the best time to be planting trees, but we had to out on a job today. Some other guys on site liked my idea so I thought I?d pass it along if you haven?t done it. I always had short pieces of corrugated 4? tile around, so before backfilling I stick two short pieces of 4? perf in vertically on opposite sides of the root ball that will stick above the final mulch layer. After mulch I trim them down to an inch above and we go around and fill the tile as needed and it works great. Water right to the roots. After watering isn?t neede anymore, I just cut the tile low and push it down and mulch over the top. I?ve done the the tree bags and buckets too. Buckets look tacky on some jobs and sometimes tree bags don?t work or I?ve actually had some stolen!

Janicholson · Jun 29, 2018

Not a bad procedure. I think a cardboard tube ^ inch or so filled with 3/4" stone would work as well and not leave plastic behind. Jim

jeffcat · Jun 29, 2018

Down here in SJ There are quite a few truck farms. They use drip irrigation. In the fall it all gets ripped up and there is a huge pile of the stuff at the end of the field. I being a scrounge picked up some last fall and got several pretty long pieces. Hook to your water faucet and just crack the valve. Drill a few holes where needed and Ta Daaa.

Stephen Newell · Jun 30, 2018

I usually plant a tree a couple inches below grade so there is a shallow hole to fill with water. On some plants that are flush with the ground I have some five gallon buckets I drilled a 1/16" hole in them and fill the buckets with water and they slowly drain.

IaLeo · Jun 30, 2018

I used buckets with 1/4 inch hole, also, but had to put a rock or brick in it to keep it from blowing away when empty. Leo

Gambles · Jun 30, 2018

About a week ago I was walking through the gardening section of the local WalMart store. This really is the worst time of the year to be a specimen in the gardening section of WM. Everything is clearanced out and looking pretty bad. The entire tree section, mostly flowering varieties, were wearing the yellow tags and they want to get rid of them. The only fruit tree that was left was a plum tree that I felt sorry for. Originally tagged at $25, marked down to $16 and when it went over the scanner they sold it at $13. Got it home, put it in the ground and it has withstood several 100? days so far and looks pretty good. Of course, I've been giving it about 10 gallon of water every day so far and it could probably take a lot more if I had the energy. We'll see if the thing every gives me any plums.

Frank 41 · Jul 1, 2018

I don't think any amount of water to the roots will keep plants alive with hot temps and wind. It will turn corn white real quick.

Angle Iron · Jul 2, 2018

If you have trees that need pruning near by do so. Take the branch's and make a sort of sun screen over the new planting. This will not work if the transplant is real tall. Keeping direct sunlight off helps them establish a new root system while the dappled sunlight is enough to allow the thing to grow. I was also told you should prune a new planting back about 1/3 on the branch's and leaves. Never did that so don't know if it would help or hurt.

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