[MassChestnutOrchards] Materials for SK/MG planting

[Yvonne Federowicz]

P.s. 

We also need about 260 clothespins to close the tops of the bluexes. Rudi
has colored tape to mark nut types on bamboo poles.


On 3/30/10 11:54 AM, "Yvonne Federowicz" <Yvonne_Federowicz at brown.edu>
wrote:

> Thanks!
> 
> SK/MG are doing 2 full lines, plus hopefully some Chinese & Americans.  I have
> Chinese for them. (Some controls went in last year.)
> 
> So in orchard:
> 
> Supplies for 260 nuts direct planted (a few less but this is to be safe)
> 
> Supplies for ³Backup² plantings in ³milk cartons² - about 100 ­ plus about 50
> for Westerly (tentative, we might direct-plant but I¹d like to have cartons in
> case we go that route)
> 
> -> 150 milk cartons
> 
> Do we use the same planting mix in ³milk cartons²?
> 
> ---
> 
> 
> On 3/30/10 11:39 AM, "Jamie Donalds" <n1djb at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> Yvonne,
>>            How many nuts are you planting?
>> see my responses below
>>  
>> Orchard managers - Do you have any extra planting materials to help out
>> Yvonne??
>> 
>> 
>> From: Yvonne Federowicz <Yvonne_Federowicz at brown.edu>
>> To: Charlotte Zampini <cbzampini at aol.com>; Jamie Donalds <n1djb at yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Tue, March 30, 2010 10:17:46 AM
>> Subject: Materials for SK/MG planting
>> 
>> Hi Charlotte & Jamie,
>> 
>> The tentative planting date for the MG/SK orchard is the weekend of 4/16 -
>> 4/17.
>> 
>> They still need various supplies - they want to start with Bluex, then
>> eventually move to hardware cloth but not for now.
>> 
>> So...
>> 
>> * Bluex  (Charlotte ordered already?)  If Charlotte doesn't have any we may
>> be enough leftovers to do the job.Orchard managers??
>> 
>> * bamboo poles (I can procure, but where is best source?)Forestry
>> Suppliers(601-354-3565) sells them in pack of 500, so I'm thinking we should
>> have some extras. If not they are stock # 17010
>> 
>> * How much of each component of planting mix should we get? I betting we have
>> extra bags of planting mix around. If not, we have been using "Metro Bedding
>> Plant II mix PN# 65-4300 from Griffin Greenhouse Supply( in Tewksbury Ma.
>> Griffin is near where I work, I can pick some up if need be.
>> 
>> * I have a bulb planter and I have one if you need it
>> 
>> * Tall "milk carton" - like planting tubes for backup nuts - where do we get
>> these? I have these. How many nuts are you going to pot up?
>> 
>> * they have white pines nearby for mycorrhiza - laden soil
>> 
>> * they could use more American nuts Charlotte??
>> 
>> * Other items?
>> 
>> I can order what you need and ship it to you and meet you somewhere to hand
>> of the stuff I have.
>>  
>> As you know, I am at the National Board meeting that weekend so I won't be
>> able to help plant.
>>  
>> 
>> let me know
>> 
>> -Jamie
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>  

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