Planting Your Fruit
Spring is not the right time to plant open-ground fruits, which are best planted during autumn and winter.
If you are planning to plant container grown fruits, check first if the soil is frozen. If your soil is drenched with water, dig it thoroughly, smash the solid chunks and add more organic compost.
Have the compost soaked in water for about 20 minutes. Also, ensure that the roots of your plants are wet.
When digging a hole, dig one that is bigger than the pot. Add compost manure and other organic materials leaving a space that has the same size of the pot. Put the plant from the pot to the hole you dug. Fill up the hole with more soil or organic mixture. Press the soil lightly to firm it around the roots. Add fertilizers if needed.
Remember to keep watering the plant during its first year.
3. Fertilizer
It is best to add fertilizer during the spring season. Add it evenly around the rooting area. Always water the plant after putting the fertilizer.
4. Watering the Plant
Watering of plants depend where it is planted and moist of the soil. Plants in containers need to be checked frequently to make sure the soil did not dry up. Water the fruit plant and be certain that you soak the compost in the pot. Fruit trees that are planted in the grounds do not usually needs watering especially during springtime. However, when the weather becomes warm the soil usually dries up.
5. Pruning
Pruning should be done during dry weather. Prune in spring when the plants are growing more than autumn or winter. Pruning is essential especially for fruits like cherries and plums.
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