Looks like a lovely fall day in the garden. In my area maples of any kind are rare. I collect most of my material from seed and cutting so the rarity is frustrating. I went so far as to pay an early morning visit to a local building where someone long ago dedicated a group of Japanese Maples and a Japanese cedar to the business. I casually pocketed the few seeds that were to be found and snagged a cutting or two. Just call me the Maple Ninja. Such is my fascination with ,what is for me, an elusive tree. I haven't commented before but I enjoy your channel and your focus on maples. Keep it up.👍
Great info again. Seems like you have a LOT more of these in the summer during your tours. Especially the video on your super hot summer! No wire mesh seedling updates yet? Are you keeping them segregated at all by seed variety? Or just all seedlings grow together?
Yes I do. It took a while to clean them up and winterize them :) I showed some progress on mesh seeding during the garden walk. I will create a dedicated video on that early next year. I am experimenting both options - let each seedling grow individually them tie them together later AND put young seedlings with similar foliages together now and have them develop together. I will see the differences in 5-10 years. :)
Hello! Thank you for making such beautiful content! I aspire to have something like what you have in your garden someday! I have recently bought 3 Dormant Bloodgood maples 7 inch's each, they came wrapped in newspaper and dirt. I have just planted them in general use potting soil and have been watering when dry. I live in north Florida and i know it'll be hard to keep them alive here but they are so beautiful and so badly want it to work. My question : What Kind of fertilizer should i use (Foxfarms Japanese Maple Fertilizer ?)? And do you have any tips on keeping them alive and thriving? i have had them in dirt for 4 days now and i see no sighs of life they just kinda look like sticks in dirt lol.
Hi Tom! Thanks for your comment. Congrats on getting several maples! They like the soil that keeps moisture but drains well. I usually recommend a mix of pumice and sifted bark that works well. Watering is def important but looks like you are doing a great job with that :) for summer care, keep them in shade with good air circulation to avoid desease.
Foxarms fertilizer is fine for trees in the ground or large container. I usually use Osmocote for younger trees which accelerates the tree growth but produces longer internodes and bigger leaves.
I live in Iowa and have a small unheated greenhouse out back. Do you think my seedlings will be okay out there when it gets down to -5 or -10 Fahrenheit overnight? I also worry my basement may be too warm. Roughly 60 degrees down there.
Wow, -10F is really cold!! I have never experienced that cold temperature.. I would definitely move them somewhere a bit warner around 28-35F. Possibly you can place them in an insulated styrofoam box and keep them in a garage or somewhere cool (around 32F) if possible.
@@MomijiEn I hadn’t considered a styrofoam box. I will have to hang a couple thermometers in the shed to see what the temp gets to inside there on nights that like those. I usually just use the small greenhouse to start seeds in mid February. Thanks for the input. I love your channel!
I think I answer this before but for mature trees, I remove most of the leaves by mid/late fall to let them rest. By then, most of the leaves fall very easily without much force or I would use scissors if necessary to avoid damaging the buds etc. For very young seedings, it does not really matter so it's your choice to leave them alone or remove the leaves sooner - I did it because I have hundreds of them and wanted to get this done in one weekend & keep the garden clean. :)
I can't get any Japanese maple variety to grow past the seedling 🌱 stage they start to look like this emoji then they all wilt and die it's frustrating because I stratify them for months in the fridge I use an expensive soil mixture of akadama, pine bark, and pumice I put a thin layer of peat moss to cover the seeds then I leave them in my garage they begin to sprout then in a couple of weeks they all wilt and die.
Hi James, You are using all good stuff. A few clarifying questions - (1) When did you sow your seeds? (2) When are these seeds germinating? (month) (3) Where do you keep the seed bed? What's the general temperature in that environment during the winter? (4) How often do you water? (5) Where do you live? (general area is fine) Answers to these questions may give me some ideas what's happening.
I usually have seeds stratifying and I sow them has soon has I see one germinate. That will vary. I plant them in rectangular plastic pots with holes drilled in for drainage. I water every 4 or 5 days but am experimenting. I live in Missouri. I keep them in my garage which never gets below 40 degrees I have grow lights that I use but they are far away and not constant. Thank you for all your help. I love your videos have a great new year.
@@TheJcayton if they germinate, they will need some good sunlight. If the only light source is the grow lights, that may be the issue. I would also suggest you also try sowing the fresh seeds in late fall/early winter and naturally germinate them in mid to late winter.
Looks like a lovely fall day in the garden.
In my area maples of any kind are rare.
I collect most of my material from seed and cutting so the rarity is frustrating.
I went so far as to pay an early morning visit to a local building where someone long ago dedicated a group of Japanese Maples and a Japanese cedar to the business. I casually pocketed the few seeds that were to be found and snagged a cutting or two. Just call me the Maple Ninja. Such is my fascination with ,what is for me, an elusive tree.
I haven't commented before but I enjoy your channel and your focus on maples.
Keep it up.👍
Thank you for your comment, Maple ninja ;) with the right conditions, you can germinate JM seeds so hope you can get some going!
Gracias por compartir. Saludos.
what best soil for red maple ?
Great info again. Seems like you have a LOT more of these in the summer during your tours. Especially the video on your super hot summer! No wire mesh seedling updates yet?
Are you keeping them segregated at all by seed variety? Or just all seedlings grow together?
Yes I do. It took a while to clean them up and winterize them :) I showed some progress on mesh seeding during the garden walk. I will create a dedicated video on that early next year. I am experimenting both options - let each seedling grow individually them tie them together later AND put young seedlings with similar foliages together now and have them develop together. I will see the differences in 5-10 years. :)
Hello! Thank you for making such beautiful content! I aspire to have something like what you have in your garden someday! I have recently bought 3 Dormant Bloodgood maples 7 inch's each, they came wrapped in newspaper and dirt. I have just planted them in general use potting soil and have been watering when dry. I live in north Florida and i know it'll be hard to keep them alive here but they are so beautiful and so badly want it to work. My question : What Kind of fertilizer should i use (Foxfarms Japanese Maple Fertilizer ?)? And do you have any tips on keeping them alive and thriving? i have had them in dirt for 4 days now and i see no sighs of life they just kinda look like sticks in dirt lol.
Hi Tom! Thanks for your comment. Congrats on getting several maples! They like the soil that keeps moisture but drains well. I usually recommend a mix of pumice and sifted bark that works well. Watering is def important but looks like you are doing a great job with that :) for summer care, keep them in shade with good air circulation to avoid desease.
Foxarms fertilizer is fine for trees in the ground or large container. I usually use Osmocote for younger trees which accelerates the tree growth but produces longer internodes and bigger leaves.
I live in Iowa and have a small unheated greenhouse out back. Do you think my seedlings will be okay out there when it gets down to -5 or -10 Fahrenheit overnight? I also worry my basement may be too warm. Roughly 60 degrees down there.
Wow, -10F is really cold!! I have never experienced that cold temperature.. I would definitely move them somewhere a bit warner around 28-35F. Possibly you can place them in an insulated styrofoam box and keep them in a garage or somewhere cool (around 32F) if possible.
@@MomijiEn I hadn’t considered a styrofoam box. I will have to hang a couple thermometers in the shed to see what the temp gets to inside there on nights that like those. I usually just use the small greenhouse to start seeds in mid February. Thanks for the input. I love your channel!
@@kryzto8368 good luck! Let me know if you have any other questions!
I use a grow light far away so has to not scorch the seedlings
What's the benefit of pulling the leaves off rather than letting them fall on their own? I would worry about damaging some of the dormant buds.
I think I answer this before but for mature trees, I remove most of the leaves by mid/late fall to let them rest. By then, most of the leaves fall very easily without much force or I would use scissors if necessary to avoid damaging the buds etc. For very young seedings, it does not really matter so it's your choice to leave them alone or remove the leaves sooner - I did it because I have hundreds of them and wanted to get this done in one weekend & keep the garden clean. :)
do you sell those?
I may early next year
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Please tell me what I'm doing wrong I've gone through hundreds of seeds
I can't get any Japanese maple
variety to grow past the seedling 🌱 stage they start to look like this emoji then they all wilt and die it's frustrating because I stratify them for months in the fridge I use an expensive soil mixture of akadama, pine bark, and pumice I put a thin layer of peat moss to cover the seeds then I leave them in my garage they begin to sprout then in a couple of weeks they all wilt and die.
Hi James, You are using all good stuff. A few clarifying questions - (1) When did you sow your seeds? (2) When are these seeds germinating? (month) (3) Where do you keep the seed bed? What's the general temperature in that environment during the winter? (4) How often do you water? (5) Where do you live? (general area is fine) Answers to these questions may give me some ideas what's happening.
I usually have seeds stratifying and I sow them has soon has I see one germinate. That will vary. I plant them in rectangular plastic pots with holes drilled in for drainage. I water every 4 or 5 days but am experimenting. I live in Missouri. I keep them in my garage which never gets below 40 degrees I have grow lights that I use but they are far away and not constant. Thank you for all your help. I love your videos have a great new year.
I am hoping one day to take them and leave them outside but I can't get past the 🌱.
@@TheJcayton if they germinate, they will need some good sunlight. If the only light source is the grow lights, that may be the issue. I would also suggest you also try sowing the fresh seeds in late fall/early winter and naturally germinate them in mid to late winter.
@@MomijiEn I will do that and let you know how it goes. Thanks again for the all the content.
Very nice post ! 🤩🤩