Planting: Dig a hole twice as wide and deep as the rootball of the plant.  Triple mix soil best. Make sure soil is well draining and add a bit of sand to peach soil if possible. Put mulch to retain moisture and prevent the tree from drying out on top of the hole that you filled. Keep a 1 inch gap away from the base of the tree. Water well

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Planting Fruit Trees: Do the same as above, add a bit of lime when planting. Test soil acidity 4inches deep. It should be around 6.5pH. Water well

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Soil: We always recommend checking the soil's acidity before planting so you know what you need to add to the soil to make the plant thrive. Most plants like well drained soil. 

Note:  NL soil tends to be acidic

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Ammending heavy clay soil:

• Loosen up the soil with a shovel or garden fork to aerate it. Then add compost, leaves or grass clippings

• Apply Gypsum to the soil to help alter the soil structure over time

• Build a wall of dirt above the soil with a more suitable soil  and plant into that to help your tree get established.

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Choosing the right spot: Always check the plants description to see it's sun preference and to see if it should be planted in a sheltered location. 

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Frost/Snow/High wind damage Prevention: We recommend covering all plants to prevent frost and snow damage.  We recommend staking the tree in windy or not sheltered places. 

 

Should I Stake my Tree? 

Yes, if:

• If its a bare root tree 

• Trees that can't stand up by themselves

• Dwarf and Semi - Dwarf trees

• Soil is unstable to prone to flooding

• Windy planting sites

• When the ball of roots is small in relation to the size of the tree

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Possible Staking ties:

• Elastic Straps

• Bicycle inner tubes 

• Nylon Stockings 

• Strips of cotton fabric

• Slings sold in gardening centers 

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Possible Stakes:

• Wooden Stakes

• Pipe or metal bar

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Note: Make sure the stake isn't too wide to shade the trunk of the tree. 

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How Many Stakes Should I use?

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Less than 5cm diameter trunk- 1 Stake

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5-10cm- 2 Stakes 

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10+ cm -3 Stakes 

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Remove Your Stakes! Staking is only a temporary solution, the sooner you're able to remove them the less risk of damaging the tree and the sooner the the tree will develop a strong trunk and well established root system.