I have collected quite a few seeds from the last living specimens of my Great Grandmother’s Chickasaw plum orchard (44 remaining after seed borers) and her Mexican plum (40 from her tree, and 100 from a different local source with drop times about two weeks apart and different growth structures). I don’t need that many trees, but would like to propagate enough to select the highest quality ones to grow out in RootTrapper II fabric pots.
My goal would be probably 20-25 Mexican plums and about 5-10 Chickasaw plums in large enough RootTrapper II bags that they stand a good chance in harsh conditions. I don’t know if that means 1 year in trays/pots, or 2 years with a second up-potting after the first season, or 3 years.
I am thinking of using the 18 cell Rootmaker trays, but don’t know how quickly I would need to transplant them to larger pots. Also, what would be the best way to automatically water the trays? I have a timer and hose in the flower bed I plan on using, but do those trays do okay with a single drip emitter in each cell, or do they require more like a mist or sprinkler type watering?
If the transplant out of the cells is fairly quick, I will want to go ahead and buy the RootTrapper bags right from the start, so which size would be best for that first up-potting from the 18 cell? Would a second up-potting be necessary at all, or just start with the final size RootTrapper that I want to plant into the field?
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My goal would be probably 20-25 Mexican plums and about 5-10 Chickasaw plums in large enough RootTrapper II bags that they stand a good chance in harsh conditions. I don’t know if that means 1 year in trays/pots, or 2 years with a second up-potting after the first season, or 3 years.
I am thinking of using the 18 cell Rootmaker trays, but don’t know how quickly I would need to transplant them to larger pots. Also, what would be the best way to automatically water the trays? I have a timer and hose in the flower bed I plan on using, but do those trays do okay with a single drip emitter in each cell, or do they require more like a mist or sprinkler type watering?
If the transplant out of the cells is fairly quick, I will want to go ahead and buy the RootTrapper bags right from the start, so which size would be best for that first up-potting from the 18 cell? Would a second up-potting be necessary at all, or just start with the final size RootTrapper that I want to plant into the field?
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