I don't remember exactly what I did, but I think I used 5 ppm straight for the
initial water, then put in about an ounce of CS each time I filled it each day.

Marshall

Trem Williams wrote:

> Hi Marshall,
>
> Did you use full strength CS only?  Or did you add it to the water in the
> base?  We're trying it; starting today using 15-20 PPM full strength.
> Looking forward to a tree that lasts for a while instead of turning into a
> fire hazard or a pile of needles.
>
> Trem
> [email protected]
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marshall Dudley <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 7:06 AM
> Subject: Re: CS>Christmas tree
>
> >
> >
> > GaryJanine wrote:
> >
> > > Awhile back I read something about an experiment with fresh cut flowers
> and
> > > CS. I bought a real Xmas tree about 6 days ago and it didn't appear to
> be
> > > doing too well, it wasn't drinking water and a lot of needles were
> falling
> > > off(the guy at the tree lot assured me it was cut down only a few days
> > > ago-right!) Anyway I remembered this cut flower experiment and decided
> to
> > > try CS in the tree water-this was 2 -3 days after getting my tree. It
> really
> > > made a difference! Now the tree is drinking about 1/2 gal or so of water
> a
> > > day(so far) and hardly any needles are falling off! Try it !
> >
> > Yes, as I reported here about a week ago, last year when we put our
> Christmas
> > tree in CS, the needles stayed on until the middle of April, even though
> the
> > tree had been discarded in the back yard in Jan. and had been given no
> water for
> > 3 months.  An identical tree without the CS lost it's needles before Jan.
> 1 even
> > though it was in water the whole time..
> >
> > Marshall
> >
> >
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