Sauced Gardens

FEEDING YOUR FRUIT TREES AT THE COLDEST TIME OF THE YEAR!

Healthy soil grows healthy fruit trees. And winter is the perfect time to invest in what’s happening beneath the surface, rather than actively feeding dormant trees.

Mid-winter is your last chance to enjoy a slower period in the fruit tree care calendar. So take advantage of it!

From late winter onwards the feeding and pruning regime really ramps up, so use this quiet gap to do the one thing that is so often neglected. And feed your soil!

Beans and peas will fix nitrogen in the soil and the clover and alfalfa can be chop and dropped in spring as a green manure. These are both really easy ways to develop healthy, balanced soil.

IT’S SUCH AN EXCITING TIME OF THE YEAR!

It’s time to plant all the trees! 🌲

Well, not all the trees - but some of the fun ones that are only best planted in the cool months of the year.

In a warm climate, planting young trees in the winter months gives them a chance to overcome the shock of being transplanted and set roots in spring, before the really hot weather sets in.

Are you planning to start your fruit or berry garden this year? I can help you!

Comment NEW TREE if you would like to know more about my garden design or my downloadable fruit tree guides!

PRUNING IN EARLY WINTER NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE MORE CONSIDERED 🤔

This week we will be running through all the fruit trees you can plant, feed and prune in early winter. It’s an exciting week - especially for the planting! 🪏

But we are jumping into pruning straight away, as it’s often misinterpreted that winter (no matter what stage in the season) is one of the best time to prune fruit trees. And that is true, but not necessarily in early winter.

It’s important not to prune trees that can’t heal the cut during cold weather, like stonefruit. And equally important not to prune trees that will put out new growth when it could be damaged by cold weather, like citrus.

We are ramping up for the big late winter prune, so take this month to get other things done in your garden!