My rooted cuttings are all in 1 gal containers now. Here in NW SC, I can probably move them out to the garage around mid April. I am barely watering and using almost no fertilizer. How long can they stay in these containers? I really dont have room to go larger.
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Gallon containers
They can stay in 1 gal. pots a long time.
A lot of growers keep yearling seedlings in that size pot for evaluation purposes.
Hopefully you can pot up a size when the weather warms up and they can go out.
I had brug seedlings that bloomed in gallon pots last fall. They had rooted into the ground, but did very well. I'm sure your cuttings will be fine for a long time yet. Happy Holidays!
scoot...I was going to ask this question, but felt silly too...the seedlings for evaluation, I have moved up to 5 Gal and they are taking up alot of room in the GH...plus, I have been grooming them into tree shapes....Then I realized this is probably not neccessary or a good idea for seedlings.
What do you all do with your seedlings....looks like keep them in one gallon containers. Trim for alley tree or not?
My seedlings are 'alley trees'. I just transplanted them to a 3 gallon container today. They have been in 1 gallon azaela pots since June and the roots were growing into the ground cover. I have had only one bloom so far but I really like it. It is Audry O x Ember Glow. The color is very bright. I have attached a picture.
I hope you all have a great holiday season. Be safe.
Jeremiah
Here is another.
Very pretty, Jeremiah.
Nice color. Hope the rest of your seedlings bloom soon and are beautiful. Happy Holidays!
Pretty brug j_
You will find that no matter how large the container is , the roots will still get into the soil thru the drainage holes.
Just sever the roots close to the pot when you need to move them.
Jeramiah, that is beautiful. Jeanette
Dec 24, 2004
3:35 PM
My seedlings are 'alley trees'. >>>
You posted that your seedlings are alley trees and i am so interested, how does one determine if one has alley trees?? Height??? If so, what is the height??? TIA!!!
sherry, what ever height you can get a seedling or sideshoot to grow straight up before it Y's.
Side shoots from the root area are great candidates for alee (french word ?) trees. Let them grow at least a few feet or taller. Whack them off close to the base. These usually root well because of the meristemic tissue at that growing point.
Quote ''Young or new roots are formed by a zone of cells termed meristems that posses the embryonic-like capability to actively divide and produce specialized types of cells as needed in forming new roots''
There are no height guidelines for the alley (alee) tree , but it is nice if they are tall enough to walk under, eh ?
Many of these questions are addressed in Monika's book. You can get it from susie or alice. It comes with a translated text Monika did just for us.
This message was edited Dec 24, 2004 11:22 PM
I agree with scoot. It just need to grow straight with a single stem. I always cut off side shoots and new growth from the soil to maintain the shape of the 'alley tree' brugs.
Jeremiah