Aronia Planting Guide Part III - Planting Methods, When to Plant, Plant Spacing and Row Spacing
Planting ideas With poor soils it is recommended to prepare planting holes for each plant by adding composted manure, composed leaves, peat moss, pine bark fines or other compost into the planting hole. When planting gently remove the plant from its container, keeping the root ball intact. Then carefully loosen the roots in the potting soil and around bottom and edges of root ball so the roots are free to grow out into the surrounding soil. Planting Methods Shovel Bulb planter Auger (a power auger making a 12 to 14 inch hole that can be filled with compost or other material can help where the soil is poor.) Tree planter (on the right:tree planter in action) Of these methods the tree planter has been shown to be the fastest and easiest in soil with good drainage. Good drainage is essential so the drainage of the soil needs to be checked before planting. Poor drainage is one of the primary problems when growing plants. In soil with poor drainage raised beds should be used. Raised bed m...