[Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page

[Dick Gross]

I believe you can wash the salts from the root system with flush irrigation. 
I don't know of a chemical that would help with this but someone else might. 
Adding sulfer, maybe.

There is also a danger of keepimg the root system too wet without adequate 
oxygen.

Irrigate prudently.

Dick Gross, MGV MCCCE.

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Subject: [Arid_gardener] Question from Home-Hort WWW page


> Ann
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> aehaber at cox.net
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> We recently planted three new trees (California pepper, bottlebrush, and 
> ironwood), and dutifully watered them every day for two weeks.  Now we are 
> on the every other or every third day watering schedule, and the trees 
> were planted about a month ago.  I became worried that the water from our 
> back hoses (the ones we use for the trees) is soft water, so I tested it. 
> Sure enough, this water has passed through the softener, and undoubtedly 
> is high in sodium. Some of the leaves on the new trees are turning yellow, 
> which makes me fear that we have done irreperable harm to our new trees. 
> I have two question.  First, "Is there a way to chelate out the sodium 
> from the trees and the soil at this point?  I have started watering the 
> new trees with hard water from the front hoses."  Second, "Have we 
> permanently harmed our trees?  Will they be ok?"  I guess that was three 
> questions.  Thanks for your time!
> Ann
>
>
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