Is this the future of Christmas tree fertilization for seedlings?
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- Опубликовано: 3 май 2024
- At East Fork Christmas tree farm we are always looking for ways to improve. Today I will be fertilizing a test plot of trees with packets of Black Magic fertilizer. This is a product made by Spectrum products in British Columbia. They have been successfully using this product for timber trees. We typically don't like to fertilize first year trees so that we protect the roots. They claim their product is good for first year trees. We will know later this summer. #christmastreefarm #fertilizer @FlanaganHomestead
I've heard it works!
Thanks for the vid, I just bought 2000, nice people.. im goona try these out to....
Looking forward to hearing from you on an update. My wife and I always enjoy your videos, thank you!
Thanks for watching
I’m getting 3 acres of Christmas trees started, and I have learned a lot from your videos. I’m interested to see the results from this experiment!
Thank's for all the videos me and the family has decided to become Christmas tree farmer's this is our first year planning
Good luck
Thanks for the information. Helping your trees grow and golfing with the dog!!!
I've been using tbags for the last 3 years, just switched to that brand specifically as I'm local to the manufacturer. The gel crystals work very well I found, almost too well as they start bulging out of the ground. If they're anything like the last two years of tbags I've used they should work very well.
Nice to hear. I hope to have good results as well.
Interesting discussion on the water absorbing crystals. A few years back I had a student who did a Nationwide award science research project on use of similar material to improve dry land wheat production. Amazing how research evolves
absorbing crystals over wheat fields. I can't imagine how much they would need to spread. Did his research project show it was effective?
She actually treated seeds with a powdery substance similar to the absorbent material found in diapers. Her data showed success but it needs to be a cost effective solution as well as thoughts regarding environmental impact, if any. I believe she has some working agreement with a ag business but not sure
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So, I bought 2000 and good grief, its back breaking work LOL.. I got lazy after 450, i threw the rest ontop of the soil next to each tree,,... it should still do the job, just not buried... will see...
If you get enough rain it should take the nutrients down to the roots
Looks great thanks for sharing! Do you mulch the trees once they’re planted?
We do not mulch. We interplant most of our new trees amongst the old ones. It would take more manpower than we currently have to carry chips to all the new trees.
@@FlanaganHomesteadgot it thanks for that info. Allocation of labor is my biggest challenge as well.
Do you have a link for the fertilizer. I can’t seem to locate it. Thanks.
@@patryan5652 spectrumpacificproducts.com/
Could you give me advice, I just got my order with seeds( normsns, grandis, concolors, balsamea.) Can I seed them now in summer? Juris from Latvia.
If you have the ability to water all summer long yes. If not I would wait until next year.
@@FlanaganHomestead I have water suplay to all my 5h land but I have to put in bag for 30 days in refrigerator first and then in pots and then next year I am planing to put in main field. Its our first time. I am so exaited that I cant wait 😄 but in same time we want to do in right way too
@@jurisjelnikovs6694 you will definitely be late and have a short growing season if you cold stratify now then plant. Best results would be to wait for next year. Or you could try planting 1/4 or 1/2 of them this year and learn something.
@@FlanaganHomestead thougth so, will do trial 1/4. Thanks a lot for all your videos, you are my best
@@jurisjelnikovs6694 good luck. Let me know how it goes.