Re: Planting in the fall
- To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Planting in the fall
- From: D* M*
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 10:18:46 -0600
>I just planted a Sweet Gum (it's about 15 ft tall). I amended the soil and
>water it good at planting. Should I continue to water or just let it go. I
>thought that maybe it should be watered until maybe first frost, but I'm not
>sure.
>
>Greg in Chalfont, PA (zone 6/7)
>
Well, you don't need to water it as much as if it were Spring and were
going to lose moisture through the leaves, but if normal rainfall is
lacking, I wouldn't leave it dry out too much. Consider mulching heavily
around the root zone with leaves or wood chips.
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
d*@post.its.mcw.edu
"Existing order thrives upon ignorance and lies.
Objective truth and individual reason are feared above all."
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