There is something that is so satisfying about getting to plant.
Sep 22, Keep the roots moist throughout the planting process, and water the tree thoroughly after planting. Check the tree every few days and water- but only if the soil is dry. A good general rule is a tree needs 10 gallons of water for each inch of its trunk diameter per week. Keep watering until the ground freezes. Do not water if the soil is already wet. Mark out the proper hole. New roots establish more quickly in a hole that is only two to three times the diameter of the root ball and no deeper than necessary to let the tree stand at the same level as it stood in the nursery- or higher, if the tree is to be planted atop.
After growing in the greenhouse for a year, the seedling is extracted from the container, root pruned at 5 inches and transplanted in a nursery bed at approximately six seedlings per square foot. As with the 1+1, the root pruning and transplanting generates a larger caliper stem and more mass in the root system. Sep 11, 1. Prepare the proper planting hole. When preparing any hole for planting, make it two to three times wider than the current root mass but never deeper than the plant was growing in its previous environment.
With trees, an even better guide is Author: Joe Lamp’L. Oct 23, Plant at the Right Height. One of the main reasons fruit tree growth is stunted is because new gardeners plant trees too deep.
Never plant trees deeper than their original height in the pot. You can even plant an inch or two aboveground to allow room for settling and the application of stumplopping.clubted Reading Time: 8 mins.