Recent content by Davewp

Things i will do differntly in future growths... Only put 6 plants per bag of peat moss. will be easier to remove when time to grow and more room for roots. There was definietly some damage to the roots when separating the plants.

Had not posted since moving chestnuts out doors. Kept in shade for several days / weeks then partial sun and then full morning sun for entire summer. Nothing special other than a weekly watering when necessary and no nuts to not attract predation. results: leaves still burned. think i need to...

Week 8: Watering; noticing that with the more porous medium used for planting that it is better to water more frequently to prevent freshly sprouted from dying back. Also, the last chestnut that has not shown any growth is still dormant. Remaining plants have shown fresh or continued growth.

Late with week 7 up date, but interesting results are that 2 of 3 chestnuts, (Where hull was split) that had zero growth are now showing signs. 3rd chestnut, that was not split, passed a float test 2 months after taking out of frig. Majority of stems that died back after prelimanry growth are...

Appreciate the non conventional potting attempt. the long tap rots speak to the need for better potting methods. What a good job you did getting those out of ground (i imagine for transplanting) without breaking those roots.

Week 6 update: A breakdown of growth so far. 3 nuts with no growth have made no change. Small batch was started in cooler environment (basement) has 9 plants that average more than 1 foot tall, 12.2 inch average. 2 started to grow, but then stunted at 4.25 and 1.5 inches. Overall, average is...

short answer is yes. trying to mimick outdoors and nature seldom has places that go from 90 days of 34 degree weather than boom = 70 degrees. I was curious if there would be an affect from a cooler more gradual warm, as in allowing roots to mature or the center of the nut itself to mature to temp.

Appreciate the light theory on the "legginess" of growth. Fully agree. Of interest was WHY there is such a variability within the bin that was sun exposed, vs the none sun exposed having a much more consistent growth rate across all nuts.

Week 5 update: no growth noted from the 3 prior mentioned nuts. Interesting development difference between the 2 containers. Same nuts, same type of medium, same source. However when taken out of refrigerator, the smaller bundle was placed in cooler basement. While initial thought was that...

Week 4 update: 31 chestnuts planted in 2 seperate batches 19 and 12 (only because local stores did not have peat moss bundles to accomodate 3 batches of 10). Between the 2 batches; 3 nuts have shown no growth at all. When float tested, all 3 sank. So secondary experiment was to replant, 1) as...

Not using pots, peat moss block turned up on side. Have been doing these projects for years. Have not been able to find a decent pot long enough to accomadate the long tap roots. Tried roled screens, worked well, but was more costly. Filled tubs with dirt, but became god awfully heavy. even with...

At 3 weeks 7 of 18 have visible top growth. (second batch in basement (cooler) have demonstarted no to growth. Basement batch (12 nuts) moved to sun room with other 18 nuts.

After 2 weeks, some of more visible nuts have cracked, with small note of growth.

chestnuts planted in peat moss and a small top layer of dirt.

Started out with float testing nuts and storing in refrigerator with a wet / damp paper towel for 90 days. every 2 weeks, float testing the whole batch and replacing paper towel. the plastic bag was left open, but folded over. no nuts were lost over 90 day period.