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5-Apr-2005
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bonsaiTALK Master Chief
 
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Field Growing?
I am going to be planting a bunch of seedling of various species in my field in the next couple of weeks.
Do any of you have experience doing this? Shoud I amend the soil in any speical way? It is a very sandy field. And what about spacing? thoughts? Thanks -Paul
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6-Apr-2005
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bonsaiTALK Master Chief
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Ok well, here is what I plan to amend the soil with.
Peat Composted cow manure and alfalfa meal this is what we use on the landscaping jobs. As far as spacing goes I am thinking 1 foot apart. what do you think? -Paul
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6-Apr-2005
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Brent has his in-ground trees in 6' rows. Initial planting is every 3 feet along the row. As the trees get bigger you remove every other one (sell them, pot them up, etc) so that by the time they are getting big they have pleanty of room to grow.
Of course, he's got the acreage to do this. You could probably get by with less, but 1 foot apart is way too close. - bob
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6-Apr-2005
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bonsaiTALK Master Chief
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Thanks for the info bob
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bonsaiTALK Craftsman
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re Spacing
I would respectfully disagree about the spacing. Mine are in the ground every 18", this though presupposes that you are going to follow procedure and cut around the roots every fall to keep them compact. Six feet is more like a tree farm, you take one step and swing the maddox, and the guy behind you heels in the sapling.
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JG, thanks for the input. is it better to just caut the roots with a shovel or to dig them up completely and do a root prune?
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8-Apr-2005
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Interesting you brought this up, we had a discussion about grow beds at our club tonight. A professional grower, was saying that he utilizes raised beds, his soil is basic fast draining bonsai soil, and that he placed landscape fabric down before building up the soil on his beds. This way, it is far easier for him to remove the tree, and the roots grow radially.
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