How and when to fertilizing fruit trees
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- Fruit tree fertilizing basics, how and when to fertilize, and what type of fertilizers to use.
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Thanks for tip on Bloodmeal. Here in Tucson AZ desert we have a second growing season like another "Spring" (Sept/Nov/Dec) so we fertilize around Labor Day (Sept 1st). Our trees don't start going dormant until much later and our citrus produce most of winter. We use the 3 holiday method: Valentines Day (Feb); Memorial Day (May); Labor Day Sept)
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Nicely done pete, great vid
This was the best simple video info that I have seen without all the additional confusing mumbo jumbo. Thank you so much..
Just sub you. I have a question. I have plum tree and I notice this year some of branches are blooming and some are not .what could that be . I gonna try your fertilizer and blood meal to help it. The tree is 7 years old.
Pete Whew!!! 48 trees!!!! Amazing!!! Again, thank you!!! I am living my dream of having a fruit forest on my property.
I am now learning how to take care of everyone.
Living in South Carolina gives me lots of options.
This was great! Thank you Sir!
Thank you very much for sharing your wealth of knowledge. Great use of TH-cam.
Thank you so much for letting me know or letting us know when to fertilize spring and summer thank you very much🥰
Excellent. Easy and organic I like it.
Thank you for this information I really learnt about fertilisers today .🙏🏽😊
Thank you. Appreciate the organic suggestion.
lovely, very very informative video which i was looking for my backyard apple tree! Thanks a lot for such a great info!!!🥰
Thank you for this valuable information!
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Excellent Video Pete 😊
Thank you
Thanks so much for your help. Now I know exactly when I should fertilize my trees.
Thank you this video was a simplest and clear explanation of how to treat my fruit trees in the spring 🙏🙏🙏
Love your video. Just received 2 Apple trees, figs, lemon, grapes and blood orange 🍊. So needless to say, I needed some direction on feeding.
Thanks! I needed this 🍊
Well done , great info THANK YOU !
beautiful trees !
Thank you
Very helpful video. Straight to the point. I did already buy synthetic fertilizer, but next time I will get the organic stuff.
hi Tom. synthetic fertilizer does not "go into the plant DNA then your DNA". this is totally false. you can safely use synthetic fertilizer or organic. I am a retired pharmacist with 40+ years of scientific knowledge. Personally, I use organic granular fertilizer because iy breaks down slowly and feeds all season, but I also use water soluble synthetic to start my plants because it is fast release.
I tried different kinds of ferti;izers but the Alaska fish fertilizer is the best so far. Worked like magic on my citrus , apples, papaya and guava trees.
Hello, are you have them in pots or in ground?
Goid advice
Great video, got a few plum and apple trees here and wanted to know what to do for them. Thank you!❤❤❤
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@@petebeasttexashomesteading would this be ok to use when i plant new fruit trees i am getting 2 cherries and 2 pears on June 23
Nice work: From one Pete B. to another!
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Great video, thanks for the information.
Thank you
Thanks for the information!
Thanks you.. You explain it really well
Thank you for this!
i will give this a try, im new at this ...thank you
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Great video!
Just planted a peach and plum tree here in Texas. I’m have to try this method.
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Fixing to do 2 plum and another peach tree we already have 1 peach tree that was here when we bought but only peaches ive seen until last year were about pit size then no fruit 😐 last year near the end of sept finally got a few (12) to grow to about softball size had nice color but disappeared before could ripen dang critters so i expect to have some peaches this year but because I have never planted anything id like to know if you had any luck with your planting and if you could share anything with me that would be awesome we also had 2 figs that died during the freak snow storm last year we have since cut back and have the saplings starting to get up there hoping that they will make it and we can have figs again
Informative, two thumbs up.
Super helpful thank you
Great video, very informative, Thanks for sharing👍
Glad it was helpful!
I wish youtube would implement why ppl thumbed down and have to explain why they thumbed down. He was clear and concise in my opinion...
It probably had something to do with the misinformed DNA comment.
It’s likely the misunderstanding of dna
That kinda misinfo is incredibly dangerous because it confuses people and will let companies sneak in trash if the public is misinformed
Imagine is I said the watching hydroponic plants means you will get the hydroponics in your dna
And then companies that use hydroponics responsibly instead of investing in better quality have to start investing in dna protecting additives to shut people up
Or start using only organic additives Causing price increases where not neccesarry
It’s better to be smart and have accurate info so we can force them to work better for us
Good video mate....i have been growing for years in pots and inground and i have a saying..."Feed the soil.....feed the plant"........be aware the organics take longer to break down ....so i quite often feed last month of winter which is august in Australia....which give s it a month to break down some and be available to the tree when it wakes up......I grow verything but mainly citrus/avos and mangos......you should keep the "6 inch circle of life"...thats what i like to call it.....6 inch circle around the trunk of NOTHING.....there are no feeder roots there .....so it achieves nothing anyway and you wont get collar rot in the winter........I feed all my fruit organic for spring but use slow release with microbes in summer....Plants dont differentiate between organic or chemical ferts ...they will absorb what they want in any way they can......organic is good in spring but in summer it can generate heat (which is not so good).....those roots you exposed were feeder roots.....good idea to feed out and beyond the drip line......they push those out further than you think...just below the surface and its best not to disturb them....they have fine hairs on them and are easily damaged ....so try not to expose them to the air or sunlight......slightest sign of them .....thats deep enough.....Your trees look healthy sir.....Good job.
Good job sir.. tq for info..
Good to know Pete
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Great video. I saw you only used Fruit tree fertilizer and blood meal. But could you have also used Bone meal as an additive? Also do you have a video on fertilizing banana trees?
Thank you for sharing, watching from Philippines
Thank you sir.
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Thanks for shareing
Good information thank you🌹🌹🌹👍
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Here in mexia texas my family has over 5k live oak and pine trees. I’m the next generation and I’m fixing to start a small fig tree farm. Thanks for the tips. I believe if you consume it, you must only use organics!
Hi great channel. Can you use blood meal and bone meal mixed together for fruit trees ? Do both make a great combo ?
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Thank you, The shop is working out great for me., although it's filling up with lots of junk 🙂
Fall fertilizing is good. Roots don't go to sleep. They continue growing. The more your roots grow during the fall the better off the trees are in the spring. Same concept with planting in the fall while the trees are dormant. All the trees energy goes to the roots. The tree gets better established that way. When planting in the spring.... less energy goes to the roots because a lot of energy is being used to grow leaves. You just don't want to fertilize with anything that has a high nitrogen number when fertilizing in the fall.
Very informative video, should I test my soils PH before adding anything? Or is that necessary?
Thanks
Howdy Pete, another great video. Are those raised beds made with concrete blocks?
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Black Kow is a 5-5-5 composted cow manure, if anyone thinks that might work. And it's fairly cheap ($6 a bag-Lowe's).
Great job great video
I buy fruit,trees from store with a lot of fruits after I planted never see fruit again for nearly 6 years.
This might help me
Thanks.
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Young fruit trees right in the ground are over stressed by spending so much energy on supporting the fruit. Let them grow at least two years while removing all or most of the fruit. This will let the tree put its energy into the root system and the overall health of the tree. Then turn them loose long term results will be much better.
Jeff Reed
My fruit trees don’t even make any fruit
I have yellow delishes for 5 years not a single fruit has made and I’m in zone 5
But I tried to keep it organic with cow manure
Now I’m getting dripping irrigation strikes fertilizer, full scale spray to see if gone make any difference
Late frost is the biggest problem,plus cider trees are problem as well!
Will see the difference later now !
Hi Pete how is your fruit tree planting progress with Ellen White method ?
nice video , i am wondering if the same fertilizer logic applies not only to your nectarine trees but any fruit or nut tree. I would imagine the logic to any tree weather it be nut , fruit , or just forestation tree type. The logic is when it comes out of dormancy it needs food and when its going into dormancy it needs food or when it is going to harvest.
I also have lemons , limes and satsuma and peaches. Want to do organic
How about I use the method to
make compost in stead of using compost bins 🤔
Good video
Thanks
About to fertilize my peach tree
Ty
Try planting a fruit tree using the E.G.W. Blueprint tree planting method !
20 times more growth, within 3 years, by weight ! And earlier flowering !
Have you personally done this?
Great video! Nothing wrong with synthetic ferts. Most of the veg from the stores are from some sort of hydroponic farm. Going to sub
Thats exactly why he grows his own.
Synthetic feet harm's our oceans and it kills your soil. Please know this.
Great video and very informative!
Glad it was helpful!
When you get the soil out of the way and you're at the top of the roots, poke some holes. Take a piece of 1/2" pipe and shove it down a few maybe 4 inches. Just go slow so as not you hurt bigger roots. It's not much of a concern though.
Then sprinkle down your fertilizer. Let it go down the holes.
Soil is a buffer. This allows a little fertilizer to make it just a bit closer to the roots for a slightly more concentrated application.
You'll notice a slightly faster result.
Great video. Thanks
Thank you
noticed some trees had support, some didn't. how do you decide which ones get the support??
Did you not fertilize the nectarine trees the first year you transplanted them in the ground or did you fertilize every year from start to every coming year with your nectarine trees ? Or do you stop fertilizing once they get well established or do you apply more fertilzer each two times a year going by something like... one tenth of a pound (0.10 pound) of nitrogen per year of growth (0.20 for a 2 year-old tree, 0.30 for a 3 year-old tree, etc.), or per inch of trunk diameter
Great video I’ve learned a lot from you Thank you. I’m new to this whole fertilizing, you were talking about the trees “going to sleep” and waking up but what if the fruit tree I plant produces fruit in the colder months like an orange tree? Are those types of fruit trees on a whole different fertilizing schedule?
Citric fruit does not go dormant but find out when they start to blossom in your area and start fertilizing them with an organic fertilizer like an NPK of 3-5-5 is good about every month through out the fruiting season.
Very good informational video! Where did you buy the spray nozzle?
Thanks, I got the spray nozzle at Home Depot in the garden section by the hoses.
80% of all root growth is in the fall
that is the reason for fall fertilization.
and over fertilization burns the roots
I was taught to use a digging bar to make 18" deep holes spaced 18" apart inside the drip line , then add fertilizer to the holes
thereby aerating and feeding the roots
That's the way we fertilize our pecan trees
I have an container guava plant which i bought recently. How to take care and fertilize.any help appreciated?
I love your garden area. Do you keep the black ground cover all year round?
Thank you, yes that's our plan to keep the weed barrier down all the time.
So how do you put back the mulch without getting dirt on top of the mulch?
I have my trees in pots. My question is do I have to fertilize every month since they are in pots? I have guava, lemons, and oranges
What do you think about monthly, organic fertilizer applications at a lesser rate? Do you see any benefits or is it just adding labor? Thanks
Yeah I think that's good too. It gives the tree a more steady rate of fertilize. But make sure it is at a lesser amount per month of course or it could kill the tree too.
I have my fruit trees in a "flower bed" type area. Placed there about 10 years ago and they are large. According to the canopy, the roots reach out into my lawn. Should I fertilize on top of the grass, remove the grass and mulch, or only feed in the planter area?
Probably really not necessary to fertilize out to the lawn if the flower bed area is big enough.
But i am curious for nut trees they say you shouldn't fertilize the first year at all probably because you should focus on getting there root system well established and focus on good watering / soil regulating then after the first year you start using the below logic with fertilizers twice a year. Like you where mentioning with your nectarine trees
How do you fertilize trees if you're neat the equator, where the temp is 90F - 100F all year round?
I notice that one of the commenters below asks how a fruit tree in the wild fertilizes itself. Good question! We have some pretty huge trees hereabouts, and I really don't think anybody has ever been near them with NPK. What is going on? Well, the "biology" in the soil is amazingly abundant and complex. They say there are more microbes in a handful of good soil than there are people on the planet. Many of these critters are fungi. Since they can't make their own food (you need green leaves for this) they have made a deal with the plants where they send out these incredibly slender tendrils out yards and yards, much farther than the plant's roots can reach, and bring back nutrients, which they exchange with the roots for sugars to eat.
The number of molecules of nutrients plants need is very small - they are 99% carbon and hydrogen, which they get from air and water. Anybody who has grown anything hydroponically knows this. So this amplification of the plant's nutrient gathering potential is enough to keep them healthy, and if they happen to be a Douglas fir, let them grow huge.
The scientists have only recently figured this all out, so it isn't surprising that the NPK thinking in this video is still around. What is helpful is stimulating these fungi, which you can do with organics like manure. These also help re build the carbon stock in the soil, which has been sadly burned away by over use of chemical fertilizers in most of the country. Just pile manure or compost or leaf mold on top of the soil. If you start digging all you will do is break these very delicate tendrils. Besides, it's a lot of unnecessary work! Did you hear the guy puffing?
Mycelium kinda guy 😉
Great information, thank you. I planted my first peach tree this past Spring, it's now about the size of the nectarine tree in your video. All the leaves are turning reddish in color. Any advice, do you think blood and bone meal will help? (Im in Houston area, btw.)
The leaves are changing color because we're getting less sun shine now going into winter and the leaves should fall off and the tree should go dormant until about March when the new buds will start to sprout new leaves. I would apply an organic fertilizer in early spring.
Pete B: East Texas Homesteading thats a relief, thank you very much for your reply! I sure will, thanks!
I have some question about fruit tree that I want to ask you for advice.........Maybe you might have some experience of it that you could help me some advice...........1 if there are type of the same fruit tree like Longan and Longan..........what cause one tree's seeds size is different than the other, but they are the same type of fruit tree??? 2 what cause fruits in one fruit tree each have different shape????? thank you
Very informative. Do you have any advise on container fruit trees. Houston Texas Patio Garden
Try to stick with dwarf type fruit trees in large containers because they can get root bound pretty quick.
@@petebeasttexashomesteading thank you for the advise ,I will go to my local nursery to find a dwarf variety.
My problem is I’ve got drip irrigation tubing spiraling around by fruit trees and a 2-3” layer of wood chip mulch, can’t readily rake that.
So 15-5-5. Got it.
Thank you for your info! I am in zone 8. Do you have Florida king peach trees?
I haven't tried the Florida king peach, I'll look into them. Thanks
Hi Pete, I'm about to fertilize my mango tree for the first time & found this video so helpful. I bought the same Jobe's Fruit & Citrus you used but notice on the label biozome is not listed as one of the ingredients. Should I buy this item separately?
I also noticed that you applied additional nitrogen (Blood Meal) to the soil. Is the extra nitrogen essential ?
Depending on your soil, nectarines and peaches typically need extra nitrogen and iron. If your trees are lacking in those two elements, the leaves turn yellow. Adding them wiill cause the condition to go away--the leaves will green up! You can investigate the slight differences in the two conditions elsewhere.
Hello,
Thanks for the video. You showed us when and how to put the fertilizer. Even mentioned the type of fertilizer. Will be nice if you could post a picture or close up of the products you used. When I visit OSH or HD I ask the associates and it appears they don't know what we are looking for. With a picture you show them and hopefully they know what we need.
Thanks again...
I use Jobe's Organic Granular Fruit and Citrus Fertilizer. www.lowes.com/pd/Jobe-s-Organics-Fruit-and-Citrus-Plant-Food-6-lb-Natural-Tree-Food/50080224 or Home Depot www.homedepot.com/p/Jobe-s-Organics-4-lb-Organic-Granular-Fruit-and-Citrus-Fertilizer-with-Biozome-OMRI-Listed-09226/205750321
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Sir I have a question in our agriculture's dept our officers says to farmers when you watering plant water should not touch with stem because fungus attack they ask climber some soul around the stem like small hill what is your opinion about this
You should not let soil build up around the trunk or base of the tree or the tree will start to grow roots around the base of the tree and chock it. Water touching the tree or plant has very little effect on fungus growing on it unless you live in a climate that is very humid and wet.
Thnx Pete. for a 1-year old Fig tree (2 inch thick diameter stem, 6 feet long) in Northern VA, can i go high N content fertilizer as my first application please?
You could but not too high. Your better off with an organic fertilizer and letting the tree do it's thing. Remember that if you apply too much synthetic fertilizer, you'll mess up the soil microbiome.
How to fertilize if in a container. Thank you
Fertilize the Same but use less.
should i put a weed barrier around the circumference of the tree and then put the mulch on top? i have grass around the tree now but i want mulch instead. i was also thinking about putting down cardboard and then mulch. would love your advice. thanks
No, just put 4 to 6 inches of mulch around the tree over the grass, the grass will die under the mulch and water will filter through better.
@@petebeasttexashomesteading ok cool thanks!
Excellent video, Pete! What are other nitrogen rich alternatives to bloodmeal?
Thank you, you could also use cottonseed meal which I get at a feed store.
Coffee or manure are good nitrogen sources.
Thanks for sharing. I see some people are also using liquid fertilizer rather than powder. Is this a good idea? Also, is it ok to compost and fertilize at the same time or only one of them is needed?
Liquid or powdered fertilizer is fine and you can put compost around the tree and fertilize it at the same time.
Good information, thank you. What zone do you live in, your trees are all greened up.
Thank you, I live in zone 8b. I should have fertilized back in March but I've been too busy with the garden. 🙁
@@petebeasttexashomesteading I live in Central Texas Zone 8b. I have an Olive, mandarin orange, and two Myers lemons in pots. Do you think its too late to fertilize? What is the brand you are using? Also, these are older trees and I would like to know if I should just give them the Phosphate right now? Two citrus and the olive have fruit on them. Thoughts?
@@TexPR1 No it's not too late. It will give your trees a needed boost. The brand should be in The description under the video.
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Thank you for the information. I was about to add nutrients in the fall. Good that I saw your video and now I am.not going to. I just see some leaves becoming pale on my fruit trees, thought of adding some nutrients. Any ideas how to keep them green and not sure why they are becoming pale...?
If they are pale, it could be that it needs fertilizer or the ground is too dry.
@@petebeasttexashomesteading so do you think I need to add fertilizer in this season or should I wait till March for Spring?
@@santoshkannan6920 Fertilizer would be good and strengthen the tree before winter.
How often should I water my plum and pear tree in the HOT 🔥 summer months in Austin Texas area? Please help. 🙏
just enough to keep the soil moist not wet. Try once or twice a week and see how the soil is.
What can I use instead of blood meal and bone meal. Dogs dig up with these two.
We have persimmon and fig trees. Do you have any tip about how to get fruits sweeter?
Just keep them well watered and fertilized and also add minerals like Azomite. Let the persimmons ripen inside after you pick them and eat them when they are very soft to the touch.
I'm a great believer in the value of organic agriculture but it can be useful on occasion to use chemical ferts in low levels. The micro=organism in the mulch wood chips around this tree use nitrogen to break down and grow the topsoil.
Most FUD about inorganic fertilizer is myth. Most of it is made with organic material and with the same process as natural, but sped up and concentrated. Making a process efficient is different than actually adding things like petroleum. Petroleum is not used. Most buzzwords about fertilizer in general discussions is myth. Except for the fact that’s it’s bad for water systems because of how concentrated it is. I’m amazed that so many people still believe the false gossip about inorganic ferts. Inorganic and organic both have a place in the garden.
How can Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium elements be synthetic?
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