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| Baring all this winter! |
| Friday, 27 July 2012 14:28 |
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It's time to sort out the real backyard gardeners and foodies from the "fair weather tomato growers". Yes I know the weather outside is frightful, but there's no better time to get your very own fruit trees in the ground… Deciduous fruit trees are at their most dormant stage right now. This means they can be removed from the ground, bundled up and kept in moist saw dust by your local nursery. But it's a relatively small window we have to get planting. After August you'll notice buds starting to swell indicating the tree is out of its winter slumber and preparing for Spring. This drastically increases the chances of transplant shock and is best avoided.
Bare rooted trees are relatively small and it's easy to forget how big they may eventually grow. Most fruit trees will get to around 4m x 4m by the time they're 20 years old so if that doesn't appeal check out if there's a dwarf variety available. Additionally you want to make sure you plan for the lateral (sideways) growth of the tree. It's often you'll see a garden path made redundant because the once small fruit tree now has an established vase shape and threatens to bump the head of anyone passing nearby! Of course you could just whip up an organic helmut…
Soil preparation and planting I always dig holes for my new bare-rooted fruit trees a week or so before I plant them. This allows me to see if the water will drain freely or whether there's going to be an ongoing issue of root rot etc. Simply fill your hole up with water and note how long it takes to drain. If the water hasn't subsided by a day then you can either mix in some gypsum with the soil or build up a hill above the original surface. Gypsum won't work on all clays (it's not just adding sand, it actually causes a chemical reaction with certain clays that breaks them up) so it's worth re-filling the hole with water again to check drainage.
Also worth noting that in recent years our increased rainfall means you have to be more mindful of drainage than 5 years ago. Make your hole a little deeper than it has to be and about twice the width of the roots of your new tree. You can tell the original depth the tree was planted at by the different colour on the trunk/stem i.e. the below surface stem will be darker. DON"T PUT ANY FERTILISER IN THE HOLE! Your tree has gone through quite a shock with a large amount of its fine roots removed. The new root growth will not take kindly to any fertiliser so resist the temptation to give your new tree a thriving start by putting a shovel load of chook manure in the hole with it! Wait until spring when you can apply some organic fertiliser on the surface and let it gradually reach the root zone.
As the roots have been trimmed in bare rooted trees, you need to take of about a third of the above ground growth to compensate. This is fairly easy, although many nurseries will do this for you when the pack your trees. Keep in mind the final tree shape you're after as this first heavy prune will decide whether you keep a main central leader (pyramid) or promote the lateral growth (vase). Avoid staking unless your tree is really exposed and simply don't buy it if it doesn't look robust! Most fruiting trees won't give you fruit for at least two years so as the saying goes - the best time to plant a tree was 5 years ago!
Backyard Harvest's Top Five bare rooted recommendations Ultimately your tree choice comes down to personal fruit and nut preferences. The five I've listed will fit in most compact urban yards and either pollinate themselves or rely on one of the others. If you're renting don't forget you can also pop them in large pots. Apricot (Moorpark)
Almond
Apple (dwarf Granny Smith)
Apple (dwarf Gala)
Peach (Elberta)
Fig (Black Genoa)
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Promotions
Celebration Book
Birthday, wedding, anniversary, something else? Share your celebration with Sunraysia here! Every morning at 7:50, we open the Celeb...
13 Mar 2013
Secret Sound
We play the Secret Sound weekdays at 8:15am and 5:15pm... just call us on 5023 1467 to win the cash! Here's the new sound. REMEMBER: W...
04 Mar 2013
Request Songs
Weekdays after the 4pm news we play two of your favourite artist back-to-back! Request your double now!
31 Dec 2012
Gardening & Sustainability
Cauliflower – The Ultimate Comfort …
Cauliflower makes me think of winter comfort food, but few gardeners realise that NOW is the time to plant it for the best results.&n...
09 Apr 2013
Grow Show Sundays 10am
For handy gardening tips and landscape advice join Tom Fagan for the "Grow Show" Sundays from 10am. With more than 30 year's expe...
04 Apr 2013
It's Great To Be Corny
Believe it or not, corn is actually originated from a South American grass species called Teosinte. If you've grown it be...
06 Mar 2013
Music
Jewel
US singer Jewel (Jewel Kilcher) born in Utah - on 23rd May 1974 (39). The Alaskan-raised singer has had hits including You Were Meant ...
23 May 2013
Mama's Little Girl All Grown Up
English born Australian singer Linda George isn't Mama's little girl anymore... she's celebrating her birthday today! She had three ...
22 May 2013
Doors Founder Dies
Ray Manzarek -- who co-founded "The Doors" with Jim Morrison in 1965 and played keyboard -- has died, this according to the band's offi...
21 May 2013
Easymix 1467AM Mildura
130 Ninth Street
Mildura, Victoria 3500
Phone: (03) 5023 3311
Studio: (03) 5023 1467
Newsroom: (03) 5022 8833
A part of the 100% Australian family-owned Grant Broadcasters network. ABN: 65 000 667 470