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Planting Deciduous Fruit Trees

Categories: Fruit Growing

In order to gain time, I have thought of planting apples and pears this

fall, in the belief I would be just that much nearer a crop, than though

I waited until next spring. The land is sandy loam; no irrigation. Would

you advise fall or spring planting? If fall, would it be best to plow

the land now, turning in the stubble from hay crop, or wait until time

to plant before plowing?



You will not be any near
r a crop, for next summer's growth will be the

first in either case. On land not liable to be too wet in winter, it is,

however, best to plant early, say during the month of December, if the

ground is in good condition and sufficiently moist. If the year's

rainfall has been scant, wait until the land is well wet down, for it is

never desirable to plant when the soil is not in the right condition, no

matter what the calendar may say. On a sandy loam early planting is

nearly always safe and desirable. On lands which are too wet and liable

to be rendered very cold by the heavy January rains, planting had better

be deferred until February, or as soon as the ground gets in good

condition after these heavy rains. Whenever you plant, it will be

desirable to plow the land either in advance of the rains, if it is

workable, or as soon as rain enough comes to make it break up well. It

is very seldom desirable to postpone plowing until the actual time of

planting comes.



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