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Sandcherry shrubs and dogs

Post by Hammbone81 » May 11th, 2021, 10:02 am

I just planted 7 new Sandcherries. Our 10yr old male English Springer Spaniel decided he needs to mark them. I've been watching him closely to prevent this, but I can't do that all the time. Any tips to keep your dog from peeing on shrubs, flowers, decorative grasses?

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Post by edslawn » May 11th, 2021, 12:39 pm

Prayer? I have three dogs and new landscaping, so feel your pain.

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Post by Hammbone81 » May 11th, 2021, 2:25 pm

Haha! I've been following him outside with a Rival Nerf gun and shoot him if he assumes the position.

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Post by MorpheusPA » May 11th, 2021, 4:02 pm

It shouldn't be a problem. Just keep the shrub well-watered. It also won't need feeding in terms of nitrogen...

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Post by Hammbone81 » May 11th, 2021, 4:12 pm

MorpheusPA wrote:
May 11th, 2021, 4:02 pm
It shouldn't be a problem. Just keep the shrub well-watered. It also won't need feeding in terms of nitrogen...
Thanks Morph. We got 1.4" of rain Saturday night (the evening the shrubs were planted). I just finished installing drip irrigation on them with a timer. My emitters will put out 1.5gal/hr/shrub and I currently have them set to run 1x per week for 2hrs. Is 3gal/week enough per shrub?
(emitters are perforated 1/4 line with holes that weep .5gal/hr each. I made a loop that sits at about the drip line with 3 holes per loop)

I have some root stimulator for them (mostly just liquid phosphorus). I've been considering getting an Ez-Flo fertilizer injector for it.


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Post by andy10917 » May 11th, 2021, 4:34 pm

I've been considering getting an Ez-Flo fertilizer injector for it.
Make absolutely sure that you have a backflow preventer. The preventer that comes with the EZ-Flo is a toy.

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Post by MorpheusPA » May 11th, 2021, 4:38 pm

For things like a sand cherry, fertigation really isn't necessary. They'll need feeding around once a year. I do love my EZ-Flo in the gardens but, as Andy notes, use a good backflow preventer. Mine is called "the spigot and four feet of dead air space in the hose." I kill the water completely after each use.

Check the shrub. If mulched, and damp, it's enough. If they go dry in summer, probably not. :-) Yeah, it's not a great answer. My mom has a sand cherry (they were a signature plant for the landscaper who did her place and mine; I refused one as I just didn't care for them for the look I wanted. I got a fringe tree instead).

Once established, they're not horribly demanding but dislike going dry for any extended period (although established bushes will be tolerant of dry spells). Think of it as a rose, since they're relatives, and it's also pretty susceptible to the same things roses are. Like Japanese beetles, although not quite so badly.

Sand cherries have relatively short lifespans, although my mother's just turned 18. That's actually pretty unusual. They usually die due to a pest or disease attack by then. We watch it closely.

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Post by Hammbone81 » May 11th, 2021, 5:02 pm

I did install a vacuum breaker backflow preventer.

The purple sand cherries were Mrs. Hammbone's request. We're using them as a barrier between our new patio and the rest of the world. We originally were going to do evergreen shrubs or a hedge, but were told by the millennial landscape designers that evergreens are "so 1990's". HA!


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Re: Sandcherry shrubs and dogs

Post by MorpheusPA » May 11th, 2021, 5:49 pm

They'll be great, if short-lived, and not as dense and opaque as an evergreen.

Grouped, they're more likely to get a disease or pest, so watch for that. I'd suggest that, if Japanese beetles are a problem in your area, plan on grub defense now. A line of those is a beacon to them.

Pre-spraying with Bayer 3 in 1 Insecticide about a week before the beetles will also help render them toxic and seriously reduce the damage; I do it on my roses in late June. It's fun to see the dead beetles beneath them. They came to feed. They became decaying organic feed for the rose instead. Since no bird around here consumes them, no harm, no foul.

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Post by Hammbone81 » May 11th, 2021, 6:23 pm

I just picked up some GrubEx on Sunday for the lawn.

Do you spray the Bayer 3-in-1 on the foliage?

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Re: Sandcherry shrubs and dogs

Post by MorpheusPA » May 11th, 2021, 7:41 pm

Yep. It's fine for roses. And dahlia. I'd check as far as sand cherry, but it's probably fine on those too. Since I started use, I've had beetle-free seasons as far as those go and they're the ones that really get hammered.

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