Fertilizing Christmas trees, When, How, with what?
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- Опубликовано: 22 мар 2021
- Fertilizing Christmas trees is a very important part of having a successful crop. For our tree farm which are primarily Noble Fir, Noordman Fir and Grand Fir we apply fertilizer in late March or early April. Unless the soil sample says to do otherwise we pick up a 23-0-10+ Boron fertilizer from Valley ag in Chehalis Washington. The Boron is to encourage more buds to be produced thus creating a fuller tree. We sprinkle the fertilizer around the dripline of the tree at a rate of 2 ounces per foot height of tree. It can land on the needles this time of year as they have a waxy protective coating. The fertilizer should not be caught up in the branches that are fresh growth. We also spread lime to keep the acidity down.
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Great info, thanks so much! -Brad
enjoyed seeing your process. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks, I have been keeping up with your videos as well. We just had an incredibly hot dry April. I am suffering a lot of loss. Part of farming.
23-0-10 with Boron
Just got my soils report back the other day. Picking up my lime and 15-0-15 tomorrow. New trees should arrive next week.
Excellent I hope your trees prosper.
Have you ever considered adding lime to auger holes as you plant as a way of getting lower into soil? Haven’t done this ourselves yet but curious if it’s a good option.
We have done that in the past. One year we marked the tree plantings by dumping a cup of lime where the tree would go. Then we augered with a 10 inch auger on a tractor. Worked ok but still only in ten inches. The active part of the root is outside of that within a couple years.
Ok, interesting. About how much lime did you put per hole? We might try it.
@@Smfarrell25 don’t remember exactly. I think we did about half a cup but we had a pretty big auger too.
Thanks for the info!
Excellent advice
Can I use any manure on my pine trees or any evergreen trees like Norway etc
Manure will definitely add nutrients to the soil
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Thanks for replying
I’ll put some as I have plenty of it .
I thought evergreen like acidic soil and I was afraid to not burn them with nitrogen .
I have cow and horse manure.
@@AstroRef68 don’t overdo it but the nitrogen is important for a darker green tree people want. Also it helps gain more height each year. For my nobles I have to put lime down to make soil less acidic
Thank you!
When you say cultivate the lime into the ground, do you mean spread it and then use a rototiller? If I use a broadcast spreader for the lime, will it harm new seedlings? Thanks for the info on fertilizing seedlings and 2 year old trees.
Yes when I was referring to the fact that I was not cultivating I was meaning that I will not be plowing, tilling or any mechanical methods of working it down into the soil. The little line that lands on new trees from broadcasting should not hurt them. Will you be using pelletized lime or powder?
@@FlanaganHomestead Not sure. The same lime you use in your video.
@@arjh1017 that is pelletized. Not going to hurt your trees. Hope your trees do great.
@@FlanaganHomestead Thanks for the help. Just started my hobby tree farm last year, I have about 300 in the ground now. I'm north of you in Poulsbo. Thanks again.
@@arjh1017 you are welcome. Good luck with your trees. Feel free to ask any questions you have. After helping my Grandpa on his farm a little I then started with 150 of my own. Now I am many thousands in.
I was in this business for many years - many years ago. We never used fertilizer. The trees already grew too much each year which required shearing (cutting the growth back). Obviously, it depends on location and the species you are trying to grow.