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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 23543" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>If you have the equipment, I would water just enough to keep the soil damp.&nbsp; The trees need to be stressed a bit to put down a good root system.&nbsp; If they get all the water and nutrients they need with the root system they have, they won't have the roots they need when the times get a bit tough.&nbsp; As far as the wood chips, I would avoid them.&nbsp; Dead wood attracts lots of insects that will have no problem eating your new trees as well.&nbsp; There is a disease question as well.&nbsp; Rotting wood has several fungi that could prove problematic for your new young trees.&nbsp; I would go and get some of that roll weed barrier and put a 3 foot square around each tree and pile some dirt on it.&nbsp; That will keep the grasses at bay without attracting problems.&nbsp; Check the trees often as one or two pocket gophers can really ruin your day as can one or two young bucks when horn rubbing season rolls around.&nbsp; It's kind of ironic that the very animal (deer) you are planting cover for are the worst pests for killing that same cover.&nbsp; Good Luck!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 23543, member: 314"] If you have the equipment, I would water just enough to keep the soil damp. The trees need to be stressed a bit to put down a good root system. If they get all the water and nutrients they need with the root system they have, they won't have the roots they need when the times get a bit tough. As far as the wood chips, I would avoid them. Dead wood attracts lots of insects that will have no problem eating your new trees as well. There is a disease question as well. Rotting wood has several fungi that could prove problematic for your new young trees. I would go and get some of that roll weed barrier and put a 3 foot square around each tree and pile some dirt on it. That will keep the grasses at bay without attracting problems. Check the trees often as one or two pocket gophers can really ruin your day as can one or two young bucks when horn rubbing season rolls around. It's kind of ironic that the very animal (deer) you are planting cover for are the worst pests for killing that same cover. Good Luck!!! [/QUOTE]

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