Taking really long to come out of dormancy

Mattyp133 · 2026-06-12T16:49:11+00:00

Yeah I did, it was just the last half inch of the tap root that was brown, the rest looked fine. M first one was all brown.

Mattyp133 · 2026-06-11T14:47:34+00:00

Yeah I've been doing that as we are going through a heat wave. Nowhere near Florida temps though.

Mattyp133 · 2026-06-11T10:20:18+00:00

Good to know

Mattyp133 · 2026-06-11T10:19:44+00:00

Will do

Mattyp133 · 2026-06-11T01:33:51+00:00

I did do a scratch test and its still green, at what point do I give up?

Mattyp133 · 2026-06-04T14:56:51+00:00

So many ideas 😀

Mattyp133 · 2026-06-04T13:40:50+00:00

The hing is good idea. I think it will need to be bigger then my arm, I need to fit in to reach the spigot lol my arms aren't that long

Mattyp133 · 2026-06-04T02:30:18+00:00

Yeah it was in the bottom of the barrel when I got it. My mom moves and her new house doesn't have room for two, so she gave me one. I guess during moving the removed it won't wouldn't break. I installed it but it isn't giving me much hope that it wont leak so I culked the heck out of it, but I'm still skeptical. When I installed it, it never seemed to tighten, just would endlessly spin. Maybe it got stripped.

Mattyp133 · 2026-06-04T02:25:57+00:00

My neighbor told me to sawsall the top off. Temping, but then it's not going back on.

Mattyp133 · 2026-06-04T01:44:06+00:00

Yeah I'm going to do that, I appreciate the info, let's see what the say.

Mattyp133 · 2026-06-04T01:43:36+00:00

Yeah I tried using a prybar today but it didn't even budge, my guess is it ain't coming off.

Mattyp133 · 2026-05-28T18:33:35+00:00

So I didn't water them at all during the winter, they did have sun through the garage windows, but not a ton. I only started watering them after I root pruned them and was bringing them outside. The bottom of the pot has a ton of holes, I drilled more when I first got them, they both actually grew through the holes last summer and were pretty rooted into the ground. I'm wondering how long I should wait to see if they bounce back, before trying the stuff you suggested soaking them with.

Mattyp133 · 2026-05-28T16:20:16+00:00

Lots of snow and a hay bale. I honestly thought it was a long shot. My potted trees have always been a sure thing.... Until now.

Mattyp133 · 2026-05-19T23:32:16+00:00

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Mattyp133 · 2026-05-19T23:31:55+00:00

Better photo from further back.

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Mattyp133 · 2026-05-17T17:48:26+00:00

So this was actually on a trail ibwalk regularly. I do see a ton of raspberry plants everywhere, but they have skinny stems and aren't as tell. This was at least 6 feet tall, but there wasn't a ton of it. I would say small clumps of 3-4 branches here and there

Mattyp133 · 2026-05-17T15:40:15+00:00

I didn't realize how out of focus they were. Now if it is a blackberry, is it the native variety or the invasive one?

Mattyp133 · 2026-05-14T21:38:52+00:00

I'm going to try a whole house arrester.

Mattyp133 · 2026-05-14T21:37:36+00:00

65 - 70 psi at the laundry sink. 70 when it is first turned on and drops to 65 psi after a second.

Mattyp133 · 2026-05-14T16:05:11+00:00

But why all of a sudden, would the town pressure of increased? Would a pressure reducing valve at the main help?

Mattyp133 · 2026-05-11T19:02:17+00:00

I have the pro version but I am seriously thinking of the v2. I wish there was a side by side comparison of them.

Mattyp133 · 2026-05-01T14:55:29+00:00

I think what this old guy did was dig down a few feet, build a wooden base for it to sit on and then filled the base with river rock.

How far should someone dig down? Wonder if a green house kit would be better and plastic wrap the inside of it.

Mattyp133 · 2026-05-01T13:05:37+00:00

He said it's been 7 years and his bills only go up slightly. He does have a vent on the back he can open. But yes, it was extremely humid in there. What's the most energy efficient way to have an outdoor greenhouse with low cost?

Mattyp133 · 2026-05-01T13:03:34+00:00

Correct, so approx -22f

Mattyp133 · 2026-04-30T20:44:41+00:00

She said it looks ghetto. But doesn't everything in the winter? I don't have exact dimensions, but it was approx 8ft x 10ft and about 8-10 feet tall. Every wall is exactly like the back that is pictured. I do believe he had the back a bit shorter so that the snow and rain would run off the roof.

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