Planting Eucalyptus in Autumn 🍂

Has its advantages:
Surrounding vegetation is dying back, while Eucalyptus are evergreen grow all year.
Pests die off or are less prevalent, though fungal infections are more so.
No Hydration issues
Any feed you give the freshly planted seedlings is more likely to be taken up by them and not the surrounding vegetation. Well nourished and hydrated trees are better able to fight off pests and diseases, and grow more vigorously.
The links to the liquid feed I use. If I were to pick just one, it would be Vinasse.
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Thanks a mil for taking the time ⏱️
Good luck 🍀

[@evojigger]

Thanks for the update. This summer I planted 2-300 gunnii on a former power station clinker ash tip, steep slope, no soil, plated right in the middle of summer during the heat wave and drought, only lost 3 or 4 of them, and tbf they did get a bit dry in their cell trays before planting, unbelievably hardy plants.

[@Craig-Mitchell]

That's quite phenomenal evojigger, I wouldn't have thought they'd have survived growing conditions as hostile as that 😮
Gunnii are thought to be better in dryer conditions, but still, I'm surprised they grew in coal 'presumably' ash !
Thanks as always for taking the time, much appreciated 👍🏻
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[@evojigger]

@@Craig-Mitchell Shocked me how well they have taken. I made the mistake of putting miracle grow in their cells after putting the seedlings in the cell trays during spring. They got too tall so quickly I had to plant them, hence middle of the summer planting. Its coal clinker, imagine volcanic gravel.

[@Craig-Mitchell]

No issues with planting Eucalyptus during the summer. The first year I did this, I made sure to plant at least one Eucalyptus in every month of the year, even if it was dry. Made little difference 😉
Though I'm sure there are limits, wet in Ireland is a relative term.
I imagined coal clinker to be corrosive, but perhaps it was washed over the years and therefore now provides a good free draining growing medium; still I'm very surprised by your results, thanks for letting us all know 👍🏻
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[@superkeen2242]

Hi greg have you tryed potting on the eucalyptus to a bigger size ,so you don't have to do much weed control

[@Craig-Mitchell]

Tried that the first year SuperKeen, but the stoney ground here meant it was a mission to plant them 😏 Would have taken me a couple of days to plant the 70 that I planted in less than an hour in the video.
That said, I've changed my mind about the Paulownia, and will be growing them onto a metre tall before planting out. They need that start to escape the slugs here 😏
Thanks again for taking the time 👍🏻
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