@@walkingtalkinggardeners hey, you ever grow vegetables? Forgive me if I missed a video you’ve made if you have. Just got off work and was thinkin about it
I have done it, but it's a crowded market on youtube, so I get very few views on this subject. However, when we buy our next property, I want to put in a potager, so I will do more on that subject then. Simon
@@walkingtalkinggardeners that’s awesome! I m excited to see what you’ll do. Companion planting is my aim. I’m curious to learn from experience what grows well together. Thank you sir, from Oklahoma.
Hello dear Simon, before i wrapped my huuuge Stem, I applied few Alpaca beans into the Crown. This is dried Alpaca poop which are Perfect for Treeferns. So actually i can disregard feeding except watering. They Release nutrients on every watering without burning any roots. I really do hope, that my biggest, most precious Yreeferns will survive this Winter . Wish me luck,handsome man! Kind regards U.
Thanks for the info Simon, i have been watering and feeding religiously through the summer and have had fantastic results still have new fronds appearing now. Living in the channel islands we don’t have much frost but we can be hammered by the wind, so will take onboard your advice and rap them in a fleece💨👍
Thanks for the info Simon. I'm based near Milton Keynes, so obvs a different climate to where you are. I've tried a few different things over the years with my tree ferns. The Beast from East destroyed 4 of my 6 ferns, despite them being wrapped to within an inch of their lives. Last year I decided not to cut the fronds off and I just crammed some fleece into the centre. I turned the irrigatin off at the beginning of November and turned it back on again end of March, with no additional watering during that time, other than the natural rainfall (it does rain quite a bit here). This summer, my two remaining tree ferns have really flourished and looked the best they've ever looked. I think what I'll do to 'winterize' :) them this year is leave the fronds on, pack fleece in the crown and just wrap fleece around the top part of the trunk. I will also keep an eye out on the temperatures and wrap some more if temps drop too low for too long ... but I'm definitely a supporter of keeping the fronds on. This year I only cut the old fronds off as they started to go brown (which most, but not all, of them did).
You are very welcome and thanks very much for sharing your experience with your own tree ferns in the comments. I'm glad your remaining tree ferns are doing well. I will be publishing my last tree fern video for this year at the weekend. Simon
Hi Simon, I've watched most of your videos and all of your tree fern selection, which are the very best on the subject on RUclips. I think it's the way you relate the care needed for the plant to its natural growing environment . Loved the video on lavender (an eye-opener) but not so keen on the one about the hotel. Going forward, is there any chance you could do something on soil? You'll probably say it's an overcrowded subject, but I think your take on it might prove interesting.
Hi Robert, and thank you very much for your kind words. As you know, soil is vitally important and is, of course, a specialist science in itself. Let me have a think about it and see if I can come up with an idea that will do it justice. Kind regards, Simon
Really interesting video, I wrapped mine as you described today. Do the fronds tend to stay green all the way until you unwrap them in spring? Just wondering how they manage to photosynthesise because it must be pretty dark under all the fleece?
Hi Imran, if you are using horticultural fleece, then there is no real worry as light can still get through. But don't forget the plants will be effectively dormant over the winter, so they won't be using photosynthesis to produce the sugars needed for growing new fronds. It's more important to have the fronds protected and in place so that the crown can draw starches, nutrition etc from them if needed. Simon
This has got to be the best no nonsense guide to over wintering and also keeping tree ferns, that I have come across on RUclips. Great video
I appreciate the supportive comment Scott. I'm pinning this one. Simon
Your videos and a couple cups of coffee grows a good morning. Cheers brother
You are very welcome, I'm glad you are enjoying them. Kind regards Simon
@@walkingtalkinggardeners hey, you ever grow vegetables? Forgive me if I missed a video you’ve made if you have. Just got off work and was thinkin about it
I have done it, but it's a crowded market on youtube, so I get very few views on this subject. However, when we buy our next property, I want to put in a potager, so I will do more on that subject then. Simon
@@walkingtalkinggardeners that’s awesome! I m excited to see what you’ll do. Companion planting is my aim. I’m curious to learn from experience what grows well together. Thank you sir, from Oklahoma.
Hello dear Simon, before i wrapped my huuuge Stem, I applied few Alpaca beans into the Crown. This is dried Alpaca poop which are Perfect for Treeferns. So actually i can disregard feeding except watering. They Release nutrients on every watering without burning any roots.
I really do hope, that my biggest, most precious Yreeferns will survive this Winter . Wish me luck,handsome man!
Kind regards U.
It's true, I am handsome. And good luck with your first year of overwintering. It sounds like you have it under control. Simon
Thanks for the info Simon,
i have been watering and feeding religiously through the summer and have had fantastic results still have new fronds appearing now.
Living in the channel islands we don’t have much frost but we can be hammered by the wind, so will take onboard your advice and rap them in a fleece💨👍
I have to say I'm a little jealous of your Channel Islands life, but the best of luck with your tree ferns. Simon
Thanks for the info Simon. I'm based near Milton Keynes, so obvs a different climate to where you are. I've tried a few different things over the years with my tree ferns. The Beast from East destroyed 4 of my 6 ferns, despite them being wrapped to within an inch of their lives. Last year I decided not to cut the fronds off and I just crammed some fleece into the centre. I turned the irrigatin off at the beginning of November and turned it back on again end of March, with no additional watering during that time, other than the natural rainfall (it does rain quite a bit here). This summer, my two remaining tree ferns have really flourished and looked the best they've ever looked. I think what I'll do to 'winterize' :) them this year is leave the fronds on, pack fleece in the crown and just wrap fleece around the top part of the trunk. I will also keep an eye out on the temperatures and wrap some more if temps drop too low for too long ... but I'm definitely a supporter of keeping the fronds on. This year I only cut the old fronds off as they started to go brown (which most, but not all, of them did).
You are very welcome and thanks very much for sharing your experience with your own tree ferns in the comments. I'm glad your remaining tree ferns are doing well. I will be publishing my last tree fern video for this year at the weekend. Simon
Hi Simon, I've watched most of your videos and all of your tree fern selection, which are the very best on the subject on RUclips. I think it's the way you relate the care needed for the plant to its natural growing environment . Loved the video on lavender (an eye-opener) but not so keen on the one about the hotel. Going forward, is there any chance you could do something on soil? You'll probably say it's an overcrowded subject, but I think your take on it might prove interesting.
Hi Robert, and thank you very much for your kind words. As you know, soil is vitally important and is, of course, a specialist science in itself. Let me have a think about it and see if I can come up with an idea that will do it justice. Kind regards, Simon
Thanks for the advice. How do you water once fleeced up?
It's very easy, you just tear a small hole in the fleece then close it up when you are done. Simon
Really interesting video, I wrapped mine as you described today. Do the fronds tend to stay green all the way until you unwrap them in spring? Just wondering how they manage to photosynthesise because it must be pretty dark under all the fleece?
Hi Imran, if you are using horticultural fleece, then there is no real worry as light can still get through. But don't forget the plants will be effectively dormant over the winter, so they won't be using photosynthesis to produce the sugars needed for growing new fronds. It's more important to have the fronds protected and in place so that the crown can draw starches, nutrition etc from them if needed. Simon
@walkingtalkinggardeners Brilliant, thanks for the reply. Here's hoping for a mild winter!
I would love a mild winter. 😃
How do you water if fleeced up?
It's very easy. You make a hole in the fleece, then once watered, close the hole by scrunching up the fleece around it. Simon 🙂
How do you water if fleeced up?
Just make a hole in the fabric, then scrunch it closed when you have finished watering. Simon 🙂