Mats: Guava

    June 13, 2019, this tree was uprooted and planted using only pebbles. I had to leave the province to go back to work so I used whatever was available. 5 months ago when I came back I added cow dung on top of the pot to somehow add nutrients as the tree does not show improvements as expected though the roots came out already in search of better medium. 

   Fast forward to today, when I had the chance to remove almost half of the pebbles and I am not surprised to see that hair roots grew upwards to where the dung is and only the bigger ones were left below. Solution? Replace the removed pebbles with compost and vermicast and more dung.

   Note: about 3 inches of pebbles are still intact as bedding at the bottom of the pot.

     Please read the captions for more details.

Hunted June 13,2019 before the rainy season began Trunk is about 6 inches in diameter. This eventually was decided to be the back side of the tree.

Cow/carabao dung added on top of the pot around September 2019.

Pebbles used as potting medium.

This type of medium is NOT RECOMMENDED as it barely retains water, has very little to zero nutrients and is considered good only for beddings inside the pot. Would be better if mixed with riversand, compost, or vermicast. There is no pumice where it's at.

Root hairs grew in the manure because it has more nutrients. Bigger roots grew to about a foot outwards through the drain hole in search of better food supply.

Cn: Guava, Bayabas

Sn: Psidium guajava