Thursday, July 15, 2010

Okay, so there was this huge storm last night. It was around 9-9:30 and we wondered how everything outside would do with the wind. I have this little maple tree that I pulled up as a sapling in the yard that I planted in a big container. It's working on it's second year now and
Ray says, "don't you think you should plant it????" Well, when you buy a tree in a container at the nursery, it most likely is 3-4 years old. That gives it a nice root ball and it's a happy camper. So, if I were to plant it this year, it would probably not survive as well as it would if I wait. Ray also worried about it during the storm and wondered if we should bring it inside. No....I say, the wind helps it develop roots capable of holding it upright as it grows. If you coddle it, it will be weak!

Fine, he says. It really was a very nice storm.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

It was a nice storm. I was on my way home from ice cream with the girls (Jilly Bean and Maggie) and I stopped on the road and took photos.... they're on my blog if you'd like to take a look. :)

Oh, and I read somewhere that when you start plants indoors, you should blow on them occasionally to replicate 'wind' so they get stronger roots. :)

Grandma's Garden said...

I'm so glad that you like storms too. Yes I saw your pictures and they're really cool.

Yeah, the wind makes them stronger.
BTW...did you receive a notice in your email regarding this blog?? I'm trying to get a notice out.