This picture, made in 1993, shows the poles, driven into the ground to stabilze the trees. They must be placed outside but right beside the pots.
Since this time, I made a lot of landscaping, adding a second alley and so forth....
poles
Monika, you are sooooooo giving, taking the time to show us how to do this. I can't thank you enough.
This is absolutely the neatest idea I've seen. Never would have thought five gallon buckets would work. I'm like you, tiG, I can get my dh to dig a 5 gallon hole, I think. I love the way Monika makes alleys.
Am I seeing things? Monika? Did you use brug trunks as posts?
This is so wonderful of you to share so much with us. I know my back will really thank you!
I don't know what I'll use as poles, but it would work if I put my poles in beside the pot before I fill the hole back in, right?
My garden looks much nicer as he did 1993.
The poles made out of pinewood. They are used in Fruit and Wine orchards.
Either DH or myself ram the poles with a very heavy hammer into the ground. One of us has to hold the ladder. Once the hammer head came off and made a big hole in the Sommertraum stem.
This message was edited Thursday, Feb 28th 2:28 PM
bumping this one too of the alley - love it.
monika, I meant to ask last year, how tall are your poles? (above ground)
I didn't realize bruggies needed support. The ones I started last year seem to be standing pretty good in their pots with no support. Can you tell me about this? Last year was my first year with brugs. One bloomed a little, the other two are waiting for this year.......
The size if 1.50m above the ground.
You need to support trees because they dont have strong roots to withstand wind. Our mountain range is a very windy place.
I supported mine last year with much thinner stakes because they were not nearly as big as Monika's.I am still amazed at the thickness of these trunks in the picture.
snow, some of these trees were older than 8 years. I replaced them already with young trees as I am becoming old and my back aches under the heavy wood. A chain saw was needed to cut them into pieces. If we would have fire place, they would have made fine logs for burning.
ack!! I'm very glad you don't have one! LOL!
LOL Monika. I was wondering how something that big could be pulled up and brought into the greenhouse. Those are huge.
Brugpeople all over the world:
Donīt believe Monika !!!!!!!
I watched her in garden and greenhouse, she is NOT becoming old !!!!!!!!!
Monika, did the big logs you cut root?
No, I threw them away, kell.
gee Monika, that sure breaks my lustful heart!
You would be surprised, it takes years for the wood to rot away.
Is such old wood capable of rooting and sprouting new growth?
It is capable to root. But the injury has to be protected with a balsam.