Over the last 20 years I have worked most of my time cleaning up an old Cemetery and with the help of a woman in the last two years, we finally got it cleaned up. I am 82 years old and have both COPD and Heart failure. I think I’m in growing zone 8 or 9? Any and all tips to help me with these trees will be most appreciated. Will that work? Or should I get the soil for succulents? I’m so confused! I just want to treat my trees well so they’ll survive and be happy. What do I need to buy? What potting mix do I buy? Is there a one type of bag mix that I can buy with out having to be a chemistry major to figure out? I currently have miricule grow potted plants soil. I understand that I have to keep them in pots to keep them small. I have a tiny little front yard that has grass and I want to bring some interest to it. ![]() The picture of these two trees really called to me at how unique and beautiful they were. Anytime I’ve tried to keep live plants they die. I’m 45 years old and have never had plants before. They’re both only like 10 maybe 12 inch twigs in dirt. I bought them online and the vendor said they are a year to 2 years old. I just bought my first Japanese maple trees. See this about Growing Japanese Maples from Seed. Japanese maples are grafted onto Japanese maple seedlings. Cuttings are unlikely to root, and even if they do the roots will probably never support the tree for very long. Propagating ‘Purple Ghost’ Japanese maple is not easy. You’re reading this online.īut it is written by a guy that does things, lots and lots of things, hundreds of thousands of plants later and 45 years of crawling around in the dirt I’ve learned a few things. Be careful of what you read online! Most of it is wrong! ![]() Blueberries? They get treated like everything else and they thrive. I don’t spray my plants, I don’t treat them with anything, acid loving plants get treated like everything else. I just don’t do it and they thrive.Īll of that crap that they sell at the big box stores and the garden center shelves in bottles and bags, you just don’t need it. I never fertilize the plants that I have in my landscaping. Like all Japanese maples they do not like wet feet, do not plant them in a wet area, do not plant them too deep and do not fertilize them. Mine are growing pretty much in full sun but they would appreciate a few hours of shade at some point in the day. Acer palmatum, ‘Purple Ghost is hardy in zones 5 through 8.
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