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<blockquote data-quote="Hunter 257W" data-source="post: 5036478" data-attributes="member: 12277"><p>On the subject of watering remotely located trees here is what I did after losing 600 pine trees planted a few years earlier that i bought from another source. The Wildlife Group sells some stuff called "Moister Mizer" that addresses the watering issue. It consists of pellets that look almost like ice cream salt and they absorb and hold a tremendous amount of water. You put it in the soil at planting, soak it with water and then it slowly releases water to the roots. Here are the instructions from the website word for word:</p><p></p><p>******************************************************************************************************************************************************* </p><p>Reduce watering by at least 50% and increase your survival by adding just one tablespoon per bareroot seedling. Moisture Mizer is a super absorbent soil conditioner that stores water and slowly reduces it for plant use. These tiny granules can hold up to 300 times their weight in water. Moisture Mizer can also be used to dip bareroot seedlings in the field while planting for added moisture when watering is not possible. Simply mix ¼ of a pound (4 oz) to 5 gallons of water and let stand for about 30 minutes to absorb – dip the roots and plant.</p><p>*******************************************************************************************************************************************************</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.wildlifegroup.com/seeds-and-growing-supplies/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>I used this on about 75 trees when i planted the December 2010 batch of trees and didn't hardly lose any. I did what they mentioned in the last sentence above with adding the pellets to a 5 gallon bucket of water PLUS a few tablespoons of dry pellets in the hole. I then put about a gallon of water in the hole to make sure the dry pellets were saturated. It was also snowing and very wet when I planted. This eliminated watering problems completely for all practical purposes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hunter 257W, post: 5036478, member: 12277"] On the subject of watering remotely located trees here is what I did after losing 600 pine trees planted a few years earlier that i bought from another source. The Wildlife Group sells some stuff called "Moister Mizer" that addresses the watering issue. It consists of pellets that look almost like ice cream salt and they absorb and hold a tremendous amount of water. You put it in the soil at planting, soak it with water and then it slowly releases water to the roots. Here are the instructions from the website word for word: ******************************************************************************************************************************************************* Reduce watering by at least 50% and increase your survival by adding just one tablespoon per bareroot seedling. Moisture Mizer is a super absorbent soil conditioner that stores water and slowly reduces it for plant use. These tiny granules can hold up to 300 times their weight in water. Moisture Mizer can also be used to dip bareroot seedlings in the field while planting for added moisture when watering is not possible. Simply mix ¼ of a pound (4 oz) to 5 gallons of water and let stand for about 30 minutes to absorb – dip the roots and plant. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************* [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.wildlifegroup.com/seeds-and-growing-supplies/[/URL] I used this on about 75 trees when i planted the December 2010 batch of trees and didn't hardly lose any. I did what they mentioned in the last sentence above with adding the pellets to a 5 gallon bucket of water PLUS a few tablespoons of dry pellets in the hole. I then put about a gallon of water in the hole to make sure the dry pellets were saturated. It was also snowing and very wet when I planted. This eliminated watering problems completely for all practical purposes. [/QUOTE]
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