tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post9066194048259966555..comments2024-03-28T01:32:46.604-04:00Comments on 66 Square Feet (Plus): Root pruningMariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-65783278500423254812014-08-31T22:38:29.077-04:002014-08-31T22:38:29.077-04:00Wunderbar!Wunderbar!getme2https://www.blogger.com/profile/15801613161549117611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-46020078739150916582011-02-28T11:24:55.469-05:002011-02-28T11:24:55.469-05:00Yep, topped to get it to branch... kind of worked....Yep, topped to get it to branch... kind of worked. It's a schlefferalike thing, not really sure what it is... about 30 yrs old and 8' high. I want it to NOT get taller. All suggestions gratefully accepted.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777527533860225646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-74147324736642442462011-02-27T22:17:06.870-05:002011-02-27T22:17:06.870-05:00Anne, I lose a couple of small ones to cracks but ...Anne, I lose a couple of small ones to cracks but not every year. Annoyingly, the really expensive terra cotta does not crack. They say it is fired at higher temperatures and has fewer air bubbles, but as a non-potter I can't comment on that with intelligence...Also, my terrace's protected aspect may help...<br /><br />Janet, I know...I really don't know how hard it can get.<br /><br />Dear Hen - eina indeed. It's amazing what they recover from. Hope your ash will be OK...Sure it will. The green fingers come straight from you.<br /><br />Lyn, your fig is in a pot?<br /><br />Val, topped? Topped? I'm sure you don't really mean it. What IS your indoor thingy???Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-87644112374844953942011-02-27T13:56:53.232-05:002011-02-27T13:56:53.232-05:00It never even occured to me that I could root prun...It never even occured to me that I could root prune! I have a large indoor tree-like thingy(!) that I have topped several times, I think a root pruning may be in order... it will have to wait until we have some warmer days though as it's quite tender. Thanks so much for the instructions.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777527533860225646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-87254710421295780542011-02-27T13:30:19.218-05:002011-02-27T13:30:19.218-05:00Hello Marie
Many thanks for the info on root=prun...Hello Marie<br /><br />Many thanks for the info on root=pruning your fig tree - I was going to ask you how you did it, but you forstalled me. I will print the whole think out and keep it. My fig tree will definitely need root pruning in winter, June/July.<br /><br />Thanks you so much.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05085499050538125351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-37729364283302213452011-02-27T09:20:52.985-05:002011-02-27T09:20:52.985-05:00Eina ! But you are correct. You have green fin...Eina ! But you are correct. You have green fingers. Whatever you have planted in my garden, grows.<br />The lamb/rabbit/whatever ears you planted in that unpromising bed, are flourishing.Hennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-67078175810230698642011-02-26T22:37:53.363-05:002011-02-26T22:37:53.363-05:00Lucky girl! Living in a land where the soil is no...Lucky girl! Living in a land where the soil is not well and truly frozen in late February.Janethttp://www.beautifulbotany.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-24762027268226668392011-02-26T17:52:51.853-05:002011-02-26T17:52:51.853-05:00Looking at yesterday's post, I'm surprised...Looking at yesterday's post, I'm surprised that your terra cotta pots don't crack from freezing and thawing in the winter. I'm in Virginia and that's a real issue in winter here. Perhaps it's warmer on the terrace near the building or something.Anne Boleynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-8869611882476357862011-02-26T17:08:30.392-05:002011-02-26T17:08:30.392-05:00Meems - is it showing signs of outgrowing its pot?...Meems - is it showing signs of outgrowing its pot? Citrus grow more slowly, so time is on your side. I don't see why the same method could not be used.<br /><br />Thanks, webb - yep, I do love Felcos. It is a lovley day in NYC and I am celebrating with a case of the sniffles :-)Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13632520557553405790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-80958643958689925282011-02-26T16:07:01.012-05:002011-02-26T16:07:01.012-05:00Great pictures and clear, concise instructions. D...Great pictures and clear, concise instructions. Don't you love Felcos? Someone broke into our storage shed last fall and stole (only) two pairs of Felcos. We have replaced one, but I definitely need to replace the other pair this spring. We tend to want them at the same time. (They are now stored inside, too!)<br /><br />Looks like a decent day in the Big Apple. Glad you got that job behind you.webbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168174623602308906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8603107829473043654.post-3041097200499358932011-02-26T14:28:16.197-05:002011-02-26T14:28:16.197-05:00Oooooh, Marie! Thanks for posting this! I have a...Oooooh, Marie! Thanks for posting this! I have a citrus lime tree that will outgrow it's pot sometime soon, do you think I can use this same method for root pruning?meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.com