fruit trees.

I plant my fruit trees above ground using "fire rings" --- on a top of a peat moss base. I fill them up with engineered soil ---- slightly acidic 6.0 to 6.5 ph. Cut up 55 gal drum rings are the economy version. This also makes it easier to mow around.

This keeps the roots on young trees from drowning/rotting --- and you don't have to worry as much about over watering. I fertilize with 10-10-10 fertilizer. I top it with pine mulch which will decay into humus.

fruit trees.

I plant my fruit trees above ground using "fire rings" --- on a top of a peat moss base. I fill them up with engineered soil ---- slightly acidic 6.0 to 6.5 ph. Cut up 55 gal drum rings are the economy version. This also makes it easier to mow around.

This keeps the roots on young trees from drowning/rotting --- and you don't have to worry as much about over watering. I fertilize with 10-10-10 fertilizer. I top it with pine mulch which will decay into hummus.