Re: Canadian hemlocks
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Canadian hemlocks
- From: M* L*
- Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 13:58:58 -0600
At 10:40 AM 8/18/00 -0400, you wrote:
>I just spent a few days working on my mother's garden in Cape Cod, a fairly
>mild climate even though it is north. My mother has a once-gorgeous Canadian
>hemlock with at least a two-foot wide trunk. The tree has been attacked by
>woolly algelid (not sure I'm spelling that right). My mother wants to "help"
>the tree by fertilizing it with Scott's evergreen fertilizer, which has a
>nitrogen ratio of about 33. I tried to convince her that she'd be making a
>mistake, but to no avail. Can anyone come up with some compelling reasoning?
>
>Her garden, by the way, has gotten out of control and is a good argument in
>favor of *not* planting ajuga unless you are a vigilant sort of gardener.
>The ajuga develops holes, giving a foothold to weeds, and then runs into the
>lawn, where it is difficult to pull out without also removing turf.
>
>Nancy S.
Fertilizing it now will interfere with the tree's preparation for dormancy.
New growth started now will freeze and dieback could be severe. Margaret L
