Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Branching out into espalier 41Aug 14, 2010 11:16 am You need to mulch far more than what you have done there Cover the whole bed like you have Re: Branching out into espalier 42Aug 14, 2010 11:18 am Quote: Interesting but when I try to open Keks images I get an ad. for body building!!! I would love to see some of the finished items. One I do not like is where there are two branches coming from the ground and being bent.I hate that idea because of complecations down the track and all the hard work counts for nothing. I would rather deal with the people on a one to one basis through my email as I have not been able to master thr Forum! Mike So there you go folks PM me for his email and have access to the very best advice available in Australia Hope he knows what he's in for Re: Branching out into espalier 43Aug 15, 2010 7:17 pm Hi Fu - thanks for the mulch suggestion After 4 years - we're in! Re: Branching out into espalier 44Aug 22, 2010 3:36 pm Hi Kek,too laye for you now but if any people you know are going to copy you then fishing line is a lot cheaper than wire. It never breaks and because it is nigh on invisable it does not detract from the plant. Topiarius Re: Branching out into espalier 45Aug 22, 2010 5:44 pm topiarius Hi Kek,too laye for you now but if any people you know are going to copy you then fishing line is a lot cheaper than wire. It never breaks and because it is nigh on invisable it does not detract from the plant. Topiarius oooh I like that idea!! 'A bottle of wine contains more philosophy than all the books in the world.' Louis Pasteur Vegie garden: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=27637&start=0 My Backyard Adventure Re: Branching out into espalier 47Jan 10, 2011 3:27 pm I forgot about this thread and missed all the later posts... Thanks for the contributions and advice, everyone! Anyway, I thought I'd post an update. My kaffir lime didn't like our winter at all and dropped most of its leaves, then sulked until the weather warmed up. Now it's shooting like mad and looking very healthy (no pic, sorry - it's pouring rain now), but I'm going to have to do some serious shaping. The lemon got a little bit sooky about the wet, cold winter too, but is as happy as a pig in you-know-what now. I've just given it another trim and tied off some new shoots. Here's a comparison from March to today: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I mulched with straw in winter but am a bit tardy with my spring/summer efforts. I'll be topping up the mulch in the next few days. They've both had some cow manure plus regular applications of Seasol, Powerfeed and molasses. I'm pretty happy with how theyr'e doing. Re: Branching out into espalier 48Jan 10, 2011 9:32 pm kek I forgot about this thread and missed all the later posts... Thanks for the contributions and advice, everyone! Anyway, I thought I'd post an update. My kaffir lime didn't like our winter at all and dropped most of its leaves, then sulked until the weather warmed up. Now it's shooting like mad and looking very healthy (no pic, sorry - it's pouring rain now), but I'm going to have to do some serious shaping. The lemon got a little bit sooky about the wet, cold winter too, but is as happy as a pig in you-know-what now. I've just given it another trim and tied off some new shoots. Here's a comparison from March to today: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ I mulched with straw in winter but am a bit tardy with my spring/summer efforts. I'll be topping up the mulch in the next few days. They've both had some cow manure plus regular applications of Seasol, Powerfeed and molasses. I'm pretty happy with how theyr'e doing. Hi Kek,it looks great!!! What I would do now is cut off all the leaves above and below the horizontals and it will look even better. If there are any new branches on the trunk that you do not want,cut them off just behind the last node leaving a small stem without nodes and you will find that over a period of 6 to 8 weeks they will turn white and drop off and nothing will ever grow on that spot again and it will save you a lot of work in the future. Topiarius Re: Branching out into espalier 49Jan 10, 2011 9:37 pm topiarius What I would do now is cut off all the leaves above and below the horizontals and it will look even better. If there are any new branches on the trunk that you do not want,cut them off just behind the last node leaving a small stem without nodes and you will find that over a period of 6 to 8 weeks they will turn white and drop off and nothing will ever grow on that spot again and it will save you a lot of work in the future. Topiarius Re: Branching out into espalier 50Jan 11, 2011 11:31 am topiarius Hi Kek,it looks great!!! What I would do now is cut off all the leaves above and below the horizontals and it will look even better. If there are any new branches on the trunk that you do not want,cut them off just behind the last node leaving a small stem without nodes and you will find that over a period of 6 to 8 weeks they will turn white and drop off and nothing will ever grow on that spot again and it will save you a lot of work in the future. Topiarius Ooh, thanks, Topiarus! I'll give that a go... when the rain stops. Ah, maybe I'll just go do it anyway. Pulling weeds out in the rain is always easier too, and I can pick off snails while I'm at it... BTW, I'm using grafting tape to tie the laterals to the wire. It's easy to work with and nice and soft, so I figure it won't damage the stems at all, unlike wire ties if they're tied on too tightly. Re: Branching out into espalier 51Jan 12, 2011 8:24 am Re: Branching out into espalier 55Jan 19, 2011 11:38 am No more so than having shrubs against the house, or creepers growing up walls. Not living in a termite-prone area, it's not something I've ever worried about. Re: Branching out into espalier 56Jan 19, 2011 11:49 am Understand about it being the same as shrubs etc. against the wall.. but I wouldnt ever put shrubs and climbers against my wall either. It just defeats the purpose of having termite protection. I dunno, maybe its just me Re: Branching out into espalier 57Jan 19, 2011 12:04 pm But what's the alternative? Concrete all round the house? Ugh. We've never seen a termite in 26 years of house ownership in this area, so I don't waste any time worrying about it. We also don't have termite protection, since it wasn't included when we built. *shrugs* If I lived in a termite-prone area such as Perth, I'd approach things differently.... Just about everyone here has plants and shrubs against their houses, so it's obviously not a concern for most of the neighbours, either. Re: Branching out into espalier 58Jan 19, 2011 4:07 pm kek But what's the alternative? Concrete all round the house? Ugh. We've never seen a termite in 26 years of house ownership in this area, so I don't waste any time worrying about it. We also don't have termite protection, since it wasn't included when we built. *shrugs* If I lived in a termite-prone area such as Perth, I'd approach things differently.... Just about everyone here has plants and shrubs against their houses, so it's obviously not a concern for most of the neighbours, either. We have travelled all over Europe and we have seen Topiarys growing against walls and houses and the plants are up to eight hundred years old and the houses and walls are still standing.I know they do not have Termites as such but there are other things such as European Wasp etc. that cause structural damage but it never seems to be a problem. Topiarius Re: Branching out into espalier 59Jan 19, 2011 6:39 pm Thanks, Topiarus. I'd rather take the risk than be surrounded by concrete. Re: Branching out into espalier 60Jan 20, 2011 12:15 pm kek Thanks, Topiarus. I'd rather take the risk than be surrounded by concrete. Lol you must really hate concrete Can't say I understand this thinking, but I suppose if you don't have any termite protection anyway it doesn't matter, just strange to not have termite protection when you have built yourself a brand new home. Personally I will probably fix the wiring to something at either end of where I want to grow the plant, just off the wall anyway and keep a gap between the wall and the plant. Otherwise it just defeats the purpose of termite protection. Thanks for the replies anyway. I use Tramex moisture meter and it will tell me instantly if the wall is cement sheet or plaster or masonite but most people dont have the equipment. 5 7085 the step up is 30mm and wanting it to be flat . how much does the concrete have to be lowered .we plan on removing bath and lenghten shower and adding seat. the old bath… 0 11832 8 6137 |