All I know is that for the past 18 years, every damn tree that I plant
dies from borers attacking it.
That is a long time for bad luck, ...... a long streak.
It must not be luck. There must be a scientific answer. Did you seek our
the local experts?
Knowing when to cry for help is the greatest art to this life. In my
area, I have tree surgeons, vegetable scientists, biologist, crop
consultants, chemistry professors, physics professors, horticulturist, and
people who have managed large pecan farms for many years. I call on these
people often when I need answers.
Usually, one of my friends knows the answer to any of my problems. One
must strive to develop technically advanced friends in all fields of endeavor.
I have no idea what kind of borers you have but, para di chloro benzene
will control and eliminate some of them.
I understand that you might be opposed to used toxic chemicals to solve
your problem. However, if you have experienced failures for 18 years, it
is time to change your methods.
I have pecan trees 40 feet tall I grew from seeds planted in 1980. These
trees have made pecan crops for 4 or 5 years.
I have failed to grow only one crop, sugar cane. I purchased the seed
cane, buried it properly thru the winter, and planted it properly in the
spring. I achieved less than 10 % of a decent stand of cane.
I never figured out the problem, and never tried to grow it
again. Possibly the seed stock got too wed during the winter or maybe too
cold. It could have frozen.
One has to accept defeat at least once in their lifetime.
I read the long list of questions. I would be interested in some of the
species you tried to establish,
and.... latitude and longitude, or a GPS reading of your area.
You got a lot of good suggestions from Holland and others.
Does your soil grow grass and weeds. If you don't have a strong
background in growing, you would not understand some of the things that the
soil, weeds, and wild plants tell us.
Some naturally occurring plants suggest poor soil while others suggest good
fertile soil.
There is always a chance that some quantity of toxic spill happened there
in the past.
Often so much lime leaches our of concrete that it kills plants. It sounds
like a mystery unless we get a task force together for an on site survey.
Wayne
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