New Mandarin Tree’s!
Hi all! The above pics are of my 2 new mandarin (Shiranui & Kuno Wase) tree’s that I bought from One Green World. Unfortunately, I was on vacation for 6 days when they were delivered so I couldn’t unwrap & re-pot them ASAP like I intended (also didn’t expect them to show up within 24 hours of shipping). They were delivered on 6/18 & then repotted tonight (6/24). I know it’s criminal to have planted both of these in the same 5 gallon fabric planter pot, but the pot choice was a very last min decision & I wanted to get them planted ASAP before we kick off a week of rain up here in Seattle after it’s been nice for weeks.
I unwrapped both of them & removed as much of their original soil from the roots as reasonably possible (yes, they prob don’t look great since my partner did me a favor & lightly watered them while I was away since they were being kept outside & it’s been hot here in Seattle), & planted them in the 5 gallon fabric planter with a ton of the soil posted above. I wanted to use Gary’s top pot mix, but couldn’t find it anywhere near me & it would’ve costed me hundreds to have it shipped here 🥴. This was the best soil I could find last minute at my local nursery & I used 2 8qt bags plus 1 4qt bag & pressed the soil down pretty firmly so it keeps the trees decently stable. Any advice or tricks/tips are appreciated on how to keep these guys healthy in the Seattle area.
also posted the fertilizing product & silicon supplement that I used to water them for the first time.