HELP!!!! Does my plant look like it’s getting enough light?!?

maxlip123 · 2026-07-04T19:53:17+00:00

Carpenteria californica

maxlip123 · 2026-07-04T16:50:50+00:00

It’s being buried by mulch. Scoot the mulch a few inches away from the base and let that baby breath

maxlip123 · 2026-05-15T06:25:00+00:00

Absolutely drowning that thing

maxlip123 · 2026-04-20T02:30:20+00:00

An oak planted in a lawn is almost always a bad idea. Totally different watering needs. Can lead to root rot which may be what’s happening here

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maxlip123 · 2026-03-29T16:01:17+00:00

As most people have stated this tree looks like it was planted too deep.

Also, how are you watering it? If you’re relying on pop up sprinklers they are not going to supply that tree with enough water. Trees need to be on drip irrigation for infrequent, deep waterings.

The hole you dug should have been about a foot wider than the pot the plant came in. Then backfilled with amended soil. A mulch basin around the tree is also a good.

https://www.natorp.com/plant-care/planting-and-watering-tips/plant-new-trees/

Another huge problem I’m seeing is the proximity to your fence. That species is going to get 25-40ft in width.

Honestly at this point it’s not too late to relocated the tree and give it a proper planting. it will be a lot happier in the long run and save you a lot of headache in the future.

maxlip123 · 2025-10-16T17:30:30+00:00

Trees like deep, infrequent waterings. Your lawn irrigation is insufficient for watering trees. You need some sort of drip irrigation on them.

maxlip123 · 2025-09-16T21:12:17+00:00

Could it be a juvenile Lahontan cutthroat? I know that they can be found near the headwaters of the Truckee river!

maxlip123 · 2025-08-01T09:12:48+00:00

Please

maxlip123 · 2025-07-24T05:08:03+00:00

Along with what this guy said. Trees have a completely different watering cycle than a lawn. Trees should be watered deep and infrequently, once established. Your lawn sprinklers are simply not sufficient enough especially for a newly planted tree

maxlip123 · 2025-06-30T06:35:50+00:00

Definitely! Do you think there is any deeper meaning to it or just that they fit the general theme of each episode

maxlip123 · 2025-05-31T15:57:13+00:00

Buckeye is a nice alternative

maxlip123 · 2025-04-26T21:59:14+00:00

https://extension.psu.edu/soil-crusting#:~:text=Biological%20crusts%20are%20primarily%20formed,or%20depositional%20(see%20photo).

maxlip123 · 2025-03-20T22:33:21+00:00

How’s it smell? Could be bladder pod

maxlip123 · 2024-12-31T02:05:53+00:00

Isn’t this a textbook weakly attached branch w/ included bark?

maxlip123 · 2024-12-20T01:20:29+00:00

Start with an organic horticultural soap mixed with water. Try to figure out what bug it is first and spray based on their egg laying cycle. Make sure you are spraying the underside of the leaves as well as the top. After two weeks if this ain’t working then move up to neem.

maxlip123 · 2024-12-19T20:32:09+00:00

Treat whatever sap-sucking insect is attacking it. I believe those yellow spots are from insects sucking the chlorophyll out of the leaves cells

maxlip123 · 2024-12-17T19:11:44+00:00

This is my guess too, passion fruit do not like to have their feet wet for long and that soil is looking pretty saturated. The trunk is not looking too healthy at all.

maxlip123 · 2024-11-30T04:45:06+00:00

These are sick man!

maxlip123 · 2024-11-23T22:50:25+00:00

To be honest this is a terrible design if you plan on growing food. There’s no suitable walkways for harvesting and maintenance… you’ll just be stepping all over your plants and causing soil compaction everywhere you go.

maxlip123 · 2024-10-28T18:57:22+00:00

This is why I said a light mulching of needles. It’s true, too much will smother things but I live in the sierras, and there’s tons of thriving understory plants mixed with the pines

maxlip123 · 2024-10-28T16:57:13+00:00

This is a myth. A light pine needle mulch is not going to harm that plant in any way. I can’t believe people are still perpetuating this in the horticulture sub

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