To Mulch, or not to Mulch?

[Xerxses]

  treeseer said:

Cheap means of aerating and inoculating soil include swinging a pick or iron pry bar into the soil and bending it in 4 directions, followed by a blasting with the garden hose.

 

Will try and see how it works... thanks for the tip!

[David Humphries]

like most fruiting trees here in the UK this autumn, a heavily laden canopy full of pears from the subject of this thread......

 

 

 

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[sloth]

That's good to see, the fruits of your labours.

[David Humphries]

  sloth said:

That's good to see, the fruits of your labours.

 

.........or the panic of a tired old thing before it expires

 

 

 

 

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[sloth]

Nah, PMA. Positive mental attitude, think it well!

[Eddy_t]

You better get a fruit press and micro brewery, think of all that perry! 🍺🍻

 

 

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[nepia]

  David Humphries said:

.........or the panic of a tired old thing before it expires

 

 

 

Don't be like that: I've been extolling the virtues of this process to anyone who'll listen. I now have a queue of three trees awaiting the treatment so can do without egg on my face thank you very much:001_tongue:

Further I've also converted the owner of a large landscaped garden to chipping instead of burning; he now has several heaps of chip awaiting winter dispersal. So a big big smiley after that comment please.

Edited September 12, 2013 by nepia

[David Humphries]

think you know the cyber me enough by now Jon, to realise that was a very tongue in cheek comment

 

The tree is doing well enough and is set to be subject of some guidance on veteran orchard tree management.

 

 

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[nepia]

  David Humphries said:

think you know the cyber me enough by now Jon, to realise that was a very tongue in cheek comment :biggrin.

 

 

Oh yes; mine too.

 

I still find this thread a huge feelgood, especially as I've had a similar result with an 8' tall apple!

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

  David Humphries said:

A (noticeable) increase in epicormic activity throughout the canopy and on the trunk and both saprophytic and mycorrhizal fungi within the mulch bed.

 

 

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David, when you say micorrhizal are you saying youve located nodes? or fruiting bodies? was I mistaken in thinking Pear is endo or maybe ectendro (undetermined )

 

what cropped up out of interest:001_smile: