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Rosie On The House > Podcast > Urban Farming Hour > Fruit Trees > OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR: Success in #PlantingFruitTrees with The Urban Farm

December 24, 2022

8:00 AM | OUTDOOR LIVING HOUR

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Segment 1

11:56

Segment 2

6:52

Segment 3

13:23

Segment 4

6:52

Planting Fruit Trees For Success

GUEST:

Greg Peterson of Urban Farm.org

COMMENTARY:

Avoid planting in hot microclimates: gravel and block walls, grass, never use drip irrigation
Greg’s ‘6-6 Rule’: 6 foot basin and 6 inches of woody mulch
Buying a fruit tree for the low desert: Low chill hours and correct root stock

Preparing The Hole To Plant

COMMENTARY:

Have all fruit off the tree by July 1st
Digging the hole: 2 feet by 2 feet by 1 foot deep
Percolation Test: Placing water in the hole to see how long it takes to drain
Mixing 40% dirt with 60% planting mix

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Urban Farm Fruit Tree Program

Edible Landscapes For Sustainability

COMMENTARY:

Greg explains his vision for everyone to ‘grow their own’
Apples, stone fruits and citrus trees once established can produce yearly
Difference between fertilizer and worm castings

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

Additives to the 40/60 planting mix: 2 ounces Mycorrhiza, 2 pounds each Azomite, worm castings and organic fertilizer for soil life
Podcast with The Arizona Worm Farm’s Zach Brooks

Deep Watering, Cooling The Ground

COMMENTARY:

Explains Foliar Feeding. Delivering fertilizer and nutrients by spray directly on the tree
Deep watering once a month in the winter, twice a month in the summer
Shading your tree basin with sweet potatoes and cow peas

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