I can't wait for my mesquite tree to get to that height. My tree's only around 1.5 years old and the branches are quite low. Rabbits keep destroying the branches by eating the leaves too and it's annoying me.
Interesting tree. I will see if I can grow it where I live in northwest Louisiana where we can have some long below freezing days in winter and scorching 110 F temperatures in summer. I did enjoy your video and we'll go back and watch your others. Thanks for taking the time and God bless you.
This might be a dumb question, but do we just edge the weeds and then add more rock? Or should we dig deeper into the ground and then add a thicker layer of rock?
You cant prevent weeds without basically sterilizing the soil and turning ur lawn into a bubble. The “weeds” in yourbyard most of the time at just pioneer plants, which are extra resilient bc they are designed to fill in empty space (bare dirt & monoculture lawn) to ensure the survival of a the landscape. They are also prepping for the next step in succession which are just bigger “weeds”. Plants are naturally SUPER resilient. And birds, along with the wind & basically any other animal that walks are constantly spreading their seeds everywhere. Spraying forever chemicals or weeding on ur hands and knees every two days is the only effective way to keep weeds down. People should just learn to live with the “weeds”. Fighting them is not worth it and also its bad for the environment (even if you aren’t spraying). They are literally just doing their job.
Finally at all the videos I watched yours was the best to my predicament. Tired of greets growing back I was actually thinking of putting a bunch of smaller pebbles and then big River rocks or lava stones on top of that. But you're saying basically just put 4 to 5 inches of rock no matter what to prevent weeds. Now it's June 29, 2024 and I don't know if you'll see this comment. But if you have any other suggestions I will check back to see if you commented thank you
I think your strategy could work great. The smaller rock could allow less light into the area preventing weeds better. Just don’t go too small weeds and plants have been known to grow in crushed granite.
Ya, placing plastic products down leave tiny plastic particles everywhere in your soil and doesn’t allow water to work its way through the soil. Placing deeper rock in your yard is the easiest way to prevent it long term. The tarp will eventually break down and you will have to move the rock all over again to replace.
Chinese elms have been experiencing some difficulties. They are not that easy to maintain longterm compared to some other trees. When they do eventually perish, they seem to go relatively quick. It is a lovely tree, though
@@thedolfinishangri-la2181 Not talking about Russian elms....or those types planted back east, such at those that succumbed to Dutch Elm Disease, etc. That is well known.
@@jeff6899 10-4, well I have grown up around dozens of the Chinese elms and have many around me now and I have never seen one die from a disease. They have always been bulletproof I do recommend them to everyone.Great tree, very little litter and it survives even when under watered. I’ll have to look into the new issue that you are talking about. Have a great evening.
Cole Hauser's twin brother? I'm about to plant some Prosopis chilensis, thornless cross mesquite trees. I was able to gather some seed pods from some that the city planted as ornamentals. They are pretty much the best of all worlds, fast growing, extremely drought tolerant, hardy, strong branches, and NO Thorns! I'm sure you can find some thornless if you look around the city xeriscape.
Yes, let me know how that goes. Seeds usually do not grow true to the mother plant. Some might have thorns and some might not. I’m interested to see how that goes.
@@thedolfinishangri-la2181 You are right, I didnt think about that. I guess I'll have to sprout many and select the ones that dont have the thorns. Now that you mentioned this I think I will maybe go back and see if I can take some cuttings and try and root those instead not sure how hard that will be.
Bruh!!!, I feel to dumb. Every Winter and Spring I'm pulling weeds that grow in my Rocks Garden, and it's turned into a full time chore as i literally have to pull weeds every Sunday morning. And Looking outside your correct. All the Weed growth is where its only 1-2" deep in rock.
Ya, I didn’t realize that deeper rock prevented more weeds for a long time. They sell a torch at hardware stores that burns weeds really good if you decide not to put more rocks down. It connects to a big propane tank
So 3 yrs ago you added extra rocks and 2 yrs ago weeds grew in? I saw your video where you added extra rock. Was it only to certain areas at the time? You laid down the irrigation first?
I added extra rock in the area in the middle of the two trees and have had a handful of weeds there in three years. The area around it gets 100s of weeds each spring and fall. It has worked so far.
@@markdlt2989 No, the rock was already there so I didn’t want to rake it up just to add barrier. That is a pain to get three years of no weeds. I have a friend that has deep rick like 10 inches deep and he gets almost no weeds nearly ten years in.
I saw a guy in another video use a blower to keep the rock garden clean of leaves and dirt, I’m guessing that would help to prevent weeds from germinating.
@@thedolfinishangri-la2181 How about hosing down or power washing the rocks from time to time to drive the accumulated dirt back down giving way for weeds to germinate?
@@thedolfinishangri-la2181 I'm sorry, I don't know how to speak English...... I would like to know if you used any type of fertilizer when planting the mesquite?
Beautiful tree,mine is over 30 years old about 2 stories tall thornless variety, here in Vegas,almost lost it last year due to a Mesquite Borer infestation,dumped alot of systemic insecticide lost half the tree before I realized what it was.
@@thedolfinishangri-la2181 I did not either until I had to cut down half the tree and see all these holes ,a quick Google search and panic set in.I hope I caught it in time my late father in law planted it mid 90s loved it's so much he planted another at his house in California and let me tell ya with that Climate it is HUGE
Awesome mulberry trees ! Did you use any fertilizer to help it grow ? How often do you water these trees? How tall is the younger tree now ? Are you able to make an updated video on these 2 Pakistan mulberry trees ? Thank you.
The larger tree got to about 12 feet this Summer and the younger tree is about 7 feet. I feed them every four months but not heavy. I will definitely do an update video in the spring.
The dirt is built up about four feet because there is a city street behind us. The surface roots will not be able to get under the wall. The Chinese elm next to it has been in for 20 years with no issues.
Looks great!! Someone gifted me one of those same ice cream makers and I never used it. I literally had it for like ten years and I'm finally going to use it. I think I will start with this recipe right here.
