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Converting pasture to orchard: advice for newbie
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<blockquote data-quote="Bogweevil" data-source="post: 7424466" data-attributes="member: 48190"><p>Get soil tested and correct pH and nutrients incorporating with pre-planting cultivation - very hard to do this after trees planted. Trees are expensive, pity if they don't give their best.</p><p></p><p>Decide size of trees - big ones hard to pick, small ones need more to establish and might need staking all their lives and require irrigation. Clay soils can be very fertile so trees tend to the larger size.</p><p></p><p>Decide on crop - cider, perry, plums, cherries etc. Remember to have right mix of pollinator trees that flower at right time.</p><p></p><p>Planting on ridges or berms can be very effective on clay soils. Fruit does not appreciate wet feet.</p><p></p><p>Cultivate as required, just do planting strips if planting big trees. Incorporating organic matter, fym say advantageous.</p><p></p><p>Ideally plant in winter, but the remember that trees will probably need summer irrigation for first two years. If soil too sticky in winter October or April it might have to be. Bare root trees best but only offered in winter.</p><p></p><p>Keep trees free of weed competition - v important, mulch if growing organic.</p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bogweevil, post: 7424466, member: 48190"] Get soil tested and correct pH and nutrients incorporating with pre-planting cultivation - very hard to do this after trees planted. Trees are expensive, pity if they don't give their best. Decide size of trees - big ones hard to pick, small ones need more to establish and might need staking all their lives and require irrigation. Clay soils can be very fertile so trees tend to the larger size. Decide on crop - cider, perry, plums, cherries etc. Remember to have right mix of pollinator trees that flower at right time. Planting on ridges or berms can be very effective on clay soils. Fruit does not appreciate wet feet. Cultivate as required, just do planting strips if planting big trees. Incorporating organic matter, fym say advantageous. Ideally plant in winter, but the remember that trees will probably need summer irrigation for first two years. If soil too sticky in winter October or April it might have to be. Bare root trees best but only offered in winter. Keep trees free of weed competition - v important, mulch if growing organic. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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