Recent content by sam_1421

@yoderjac it sure looks very similar to iron chlorosis when I look at pictures and compare! It's a bit strange though as I'm using rainwater already in a pH-adjusted to neutral mix, so if I understand correctly what you said, it should leave me with a slightly acid growing media, which would...

Yeah exactly. If most of the tree can be buried under the snow cover until it gets properly established (4-5 years) then it has good odds of surviving a harsher winter once it's not covered anymore. Worst that can happen is a very cold night late November - early December when there's little to...

Thanks for the replies - it sounds like this is not a big issue then, especially since they're moving outside in maybe a month already. Noted! I added an hour before sunrise and an hour after sunset, this will certainly help! I thought too it would promote more growth but I didn't want to do...

I'm asking here because I know you guys have extensive knowledge in starting trees indoors. I have been reading these forums for a while already and found the knowledge shared here very valuable. I started many varieties of trees, mostly nut trees (oaks, hickories, walnut, horsechestnut) and...

I live in southern QC, Canada. I have a young 4 years old American Chestnut on my property, doing well so far but it grows really slowly. It seems to have survived this winter once again. I know a few other people who grow a few of them with more or less success around here. There are a few...