When to plant?
- Container or pot plant : the whole year round.
- Plain soil plants:
- Evergreens: like conifers from Oktober to mid April
- Follage losing plants: like trees, fruittrees and roses etc from November through the end of March.
How do you plant a tree?
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Dig a hole 20cms larger in circumference than the root ball and then loosen the earth at the base. Place the tree in the hole so that the top of the root ball is level with the surrounding earth. |
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Place two poles, approximately 60cms deep, against the root ball or between the roots. |
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Refill the hole with a mixture of soil and a soil conditioner such as peat. Press the soil down firmly around the roots… |
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… and use the surplus soil to create a small bank around the tree to contain the water. Fill this space with water and continue to water weekly for at least twenty times (particularly from March onwards). |
How to plant a container
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Container plant. |
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Remove container from the plant. |
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Loosen the root system (with a knife). |
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Loosened root system. |
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Make a big planting hole: approximately 2 times the size of the pot. Place the top of the root ball on ground level. Fill the planting hole with a mixture of the removed soil and soil conditionner (like potting soil or peat). Press the soil down firmly around the roots. |
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Create a small bank around the plant for watering. Water once a week for 20 weeks (not from november to march). |