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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: ferret1988 on October 31, 2013, 17:01

Title: victoria plum
Post by: ferret1988 on October 31, 2013, 17:01

my new Victoria plum tree as just arrived what to do now?

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Post by: NickoV on October 31, 2013, 17:12

I wouldn't plant it in the dark  :D

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Post by: J_B on October 31, 2013, 17:58

is it bareroot?

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Post by: gavinjconway on October 31, 2013, 18:29

Soak the root ball in the morning for an hour or two whilst digging a big hole, add loads of good compost and some general fertilizer... then plant it..

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Post by: ferret1988 on October 31, 2013, 18:57

it is bareroot ye got a bag of bonemeal will that do as the general fertilizer?

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Post by: gavinjconway on October 31, 2013, 19:22

Quote from: ferret1988 on October 31, 2013, 18:57

it is bareroot ye got a bag of bonemeal will that do as the general fertilizer?

Bonemeal is like phosphate which is good for root development but you need general as well. If you have blood/fish/bone it is a general mix or growmore fertilizer.

Title: Re: victoria plum
Post by: Totty on October 31, 2013, 19:47

I personally would stick with bonemeal if your soil is ok. You want the roots to get out of the hole you dig and establish well. As mentioned, bonemeal is to aid root development and acts over a long time, which will help your tree go in search of more nutrients and therefore establishing quicker as opposed to sitting in a hole, not needing to put out too much root initially.

Totty

Title: Re: victoria plum
Post by: ferret1988 on October 31, 2013, 20:05

i have a bag of compost a bag of bonemeal and a bag of blood/fish/bone shall I mix all 3?

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Post by: gavinjconway on October 31, 2013, 21:23

3 or 4 handfulls of bone and same for BFB should be enough and loads of compost.. but dig a hole at least 2'deep and wide..

Title: Re: victoria plum
Post by: ferret1988 on November 01, 2013, 08:22

ok cheers  :)