On Sat, 30 Aug 2014 12:42:41 -0700 (PDT), Hypatia Nachshon
wrote:

On Saturday, August 30, 2014 11:29:14 AM UTC-7, Brooklyn1 wrote:
On Sat, 30 Aug 2014 08:01:19 -0700 (PDT), Hypatia Nachshon

wrote:



On Saturday, August 30, 2014 5:33:45 AM UTC-7, Brooklyn1 wrote:

Hypatia Nachshon wrote:







This is about a Santa Rosa plum and a Blenheim Apricot.



Planted same time; about 4-5 years ago. I assumed that at that age they would be living on ground water, but gardener told me contrary today! Horrified! Mea Culpa! Mea Maxima Culpa! Is he right?!



Plum is healthy-looking; well leafed-out. Apricot no; looks puny; suckers galore.



I remove; they return.







Went on-line but nothing relevant to my question. They discuss baby trees but don't talk about watering 4-5 years old.







This is So Calif coastal. Anybody Up Here or Down There offer any wisdom?

Tx

If you're in CA why do you sign Tx?



That's computerese short for "thanks".



Oh.



A neat method for watering trees in arid climes is with 4" diameter

perforated PVC pipe. With a post hole digger or auger make post holes

aboout 30" deep about the tree drip line 120? apart. Insert a length

of perforated pipe into each hole with about 2" above grade. Then

each day or as needed fill each pipe with water, can fertilze too.

Most tree roots don't go more than two feet deep and most feeder roots

are just below the surface.

Tx. Sounds like a plan. I had been letting a slow hose run for a long time too near the trunk; shoulda known to put it near drip line.

Do I assume correctly that the PVC pipe is BLOCKED at both ends, such that the only water that goes IN is through the 2" entry and the only water that comes OUT is through the underground perforations?

HB

I'd leave the ends open.... if you think too much water is seeping at
the bottom you can attach a wooden disk to a dowel to push into the
pipe. Also a good layer of mulch will slow water loss. A lot depends
on the condition of the soil you used to fill the hole when you
planted. Also keep in mind that stone fruit really doesn't do well in
So Cal.