In this video, we plant over a dozen different fruit trees and I talk through an example of how I dig the hole at the same time giving some extra tips on how to get the tree off to a good start.
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You put in a decent shift there Mark. Your soil looks lovely… you've got so many fruit trees now that you'll bee able to open up a fruit and veg shop 🙂 Nice update mate, Cheers Adam
Amazing variety of trees, Mark! I'm glad you've had great success backfilling with native soil too.
What percentage of your fruit and berry bushes survive? I planted a ton this year. I think 2 or 3 out of 8 honeyberry bushes are dead. My granny smith apple tree is doing the worst out of the fruit trees that I planted. I only put out leaves on the bottom half of the stick/trunk and the leaves look sad (we have a caterpillar infestation, but the other trees fared a little better).
I don't suggest putting fertilizer on newly planted trees as you should give the to I don't suggest putting fertilizer on newly planted trees as you should give the tree time to establish roots because if you put fertilizer that all it won't establish deep roots it will just say OK there is nutrients on the top I'm just gonna stay there I learned this from mi gardener
My husband complains about mowing around my fruit trees. Do you find it annoying? I am addicted to planting them too! I love the self sufficiency of it. I want to forage in my own yard.
Where did you purchase the soursop tree?
Inspiring!
good job mate – love the horses watching you work
be well
thanks
Great video! !
Variety is the spice of life =) keep up the good work
I agree with stew from petals on the pavement !! garden envy, I love fruit trees !! thanks for sharing and happy gardening !!
Hey Mark great vid mate, can I just pick your brain for a minute, what's your thoughts and opinion on fruit salad trees ? are they a good thing and worth the money cause there pretty dear !! Seeya Rob
Hi Mark , can you make a video on how you make your own organic blood & bone meal ? Tks
Love your video's and your garden. I only have anordinary sized back yard here on the south coast NSW in which I'm planting dwarf fruit trees. The only difference between the way you plant and what I do, is that I start preparing the hole about a month to six weeks in adavance. Into the native soil I add things like compost, worm castings, good old blood and bone etc. and then I fill the hole back up. Digging the hole so far in advance of planting allows the worms, and other little beasties, to mix everything up by the time I'm ready to plant out. I find that this gives the trees a head start.
The way that you are planting would appear to be great for your area, but I'm on clay and need all the help I can get to break it up. Keep up the great work and video's…you have me jealous. 😉
Babaco fruit is really nice
Those fruits sound so incrdible! Do you have any other exotic, cool fruits or veg that aren't very common growing right now? I'd love to buy a big assorted box of weird stuff to try!
hey mate where are you finding these plants? I havnt come across younger fruit trees like that
No way I get my heirloom plant from the diggers club
Are you importing these exotic trees through Customs? It costs a fortune!!! Or did you get them from Eden Seeds? 🙂
Would you do a video on choosing a fruit tree from a nursery? What to look for in a new young tree, what a bad graft looks like, how to spot a root bound plant. I'd love to hear what you look for when picking a new tree. Thanks, Brock.
Hi Mark, love the posts and always eager to see them!
I'm moving to the Fraser Coast Mid this year (2018) on 2.5 acres of blank canvas other than a green house. I've been researching what fruit trees I want, and have already come up with about 50 or so. I have looked around at Bunnings and nurseries and it will cost a bom! Any ideas of where I can get good grafted trees at a fair price? Regards
The Mark can digg!
Great video.
Love how the horses were watching.
7:31 curious horses!
The horses were watching you too …☺
Hi Mark, Merry Christmas! I’m seeking you advise to plant various tropic citric and apple fruiting trees in a long garden bed in my side yard and worried about roots from neighbors trees canopy invading the new nutrition water source, I’m thinking HK bed at the bottom , is a weed barrier necessary, I like to be as nature friendly as possible. Please advice – Priya from Sydney