Groasis update- 2016

Planted in May of 2013 with a bare root choke cherry from Cold Stream Farm this is beauty has sprouted a "shooter" outside the groasis boxx. Wow. Just wow.

The rest are still alive- which is success in this climate. 

There are two boxxes which are damaged- the sides split and they don't hold water- but even in those the choke cherries are still alive- probably because of the shade and the fact that the heavy clay soil does hold onto the water a long time once its saturated.

You can just see the green leaves inside the boxx.

A reminder that these wee little seedlings are planted, the boxx goes over them, and initial watering fills the boxx (about 3.5 gallons) and then you walk away. I've had to cage them to keep the deer away and a couple have chicken wire since the bunnies may be nibbling; but all in all you're putting plantings into unfriendly soil in a climate which qualifies as a desert, using moisture which would occur on that patch around the plant naturally plus some condensation created by the boxx and the shape of the lid. 

Here's the link to the earlier posts.

and the link to Groasis