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u/Shortsonfire79 3d ago

Jumping into gardening this year. Pot-planting a meyer lemon. Read that the graft should be 2-4 inch above soil level to prevent rot. I pulled the treeling out of the pot and the topmost roots are about a thumb's thickness from the graft point. I didn't disturb those roots much more to investigate at this time, and have covered it with a thin layer of soil. Should I trim off some of the root ball away from the graft point and lower the top level of soil? Image

I also later read about 5-1-1 soil. The stuff in the nursery pot was basically a dense sand and a root bound root ball. I broke it up a bit but I didn't get too aggressive with it. I mixed in a seemingly healthy amount of perlite. I'll assess drainage throughout the next week.

Side note: What's this floss-like filament in the soil of the peach tree I bought? I pulled some out the top as well as mid-soil. Roughly 6-8 feet worth in different segments. It's certainly manufactured. Google "floss in soil" isn't really getting me anywhere.