Fertilizing Fruit Trees

#fruit tree fertilization #Fertilizing Fruit trees #Organic fruit tree fertilization
Gary L. Heilig, retired MSU Extension Horticulture Educator how to fertilize fruit trees and the options available. Topic included:
How to determine if fertilizer is needed.
Fertilizing with granular fertilizers, stakes, and Ross Root Feeder.
When to fertilize.
How much to use
Recommended levels of nutrients in the soil
Evaluating annual growth
Comparative costs
Evaluating your fertilization program.

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  • @clay3129
    @clay31293 ай бұрын

    Great video

  • @mtyrer6432
    @mtyrer6432 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the encouragement to fully observe and assess rather than just add to the soil load. Love your work!

  • @klomax7089
    @klomax70893 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic info, thank you! 👍🏽 I have a small peach tree I potted in a large container earlier this year so your in is right on time for me. 😊

  • @mkwy8782
    @mkwy87822 жыл бұрын

    Excellent-this is very much what I have been looking for-what, how much and when. Thank you!

  • @SteveRastaCahillconcertnetwork
    @SteveRastaCahillconcertnetwork3 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos, thank you !

  • @ccthepope
    @ccthepope5 жыл бұрын

    Gary, Yes very helpful! Thanks as always for posting these videos.

  • @GaryHeilig

    @GaryHeilig

    5 жыл бұрын

    You are welcome

  • @trailrider2473
    @trailrider24735 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info. I liked the tip about the light green leaves are a sign of needing nitrogen.

  • @GaryHeilig

    @GaryHeilig

    5 жыл бұрын

    Great, glad I could help.

  • @victoriaburkhardt4402
    @victoriaburkhardt44024 жыл бұрын

    Hi Gary, I love your videos, so helpful and exactly on point. I'm in north central Missouri and have learned to value fruit tree recommendations based on what part of the country the expert is located.

  • @SuperBubbles00
    @SuperBubbles005 жыл бұрын

    Great information

  • @GaryHeilig

    @GaryHeilig

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for taking the time to comment.

  • @johnpalma7265
    @johnpalma72653 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @TBR_LLC
    @TBR_LLC2 жыл бұрын

    well done sir!

  • @GaryHeilig

    @GaryHeilig

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Let me know if you have a topic you are wondering about.

  • @roostershooter76
    @roostershooter765 жыл бұрын

    The best fertilizer I’ve found is Epsom Salt, bone meal, and calcium nitrate. You can foliar feed calcium nitrate if you need to.

  • @swampysanta5445

    @swampysanta5445

    4 жыл бұрын

    need some potassium chloride or sulfate be a nice complete fertilizer

  • @DucPham-ok5ko
    @DucPham-ok5ko3 жыл бұрын

    Prune Asian pear for produce in summer or later winter ? Where do you buy root feeder ?

  • @bobbrawley2612
    @bobbrawley26125 жыл бұрын

    Funny closing credits. Not the credits the stumbling furberlizer. Ferterleazer, I mean fertilizer

  • @jayvantkalyankar2289
    @jayvantkalyankar22893 жыл бұрын

    I am from India,nice and useful 🙏

  • @GaryHeilig

    @GaryHeilig

    3 жыл бұрын

    I am glad you enjoyed it. By the way, I absolutely love indian food.

  • @jayvantkalyankar2289

    @jayvantkalyankar2289

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GaryHeilig so nice of you 🙏

  • @nghiatruong7110
    @nghiatruong7110 Жыл бұрын

    I had White Capote 07 years old , they flowers a lot , but no fruits setting , I live in Northern California. Can you help me how to take care that thanks

  • @DrODWest
    @DrODWest3 жыл бұрын

    HOW DO YOU FERTILISE ORANGE OR LEMON FRUIT TREES WITH HEAVY MULCH AROUND THE TREES - FOR TREES A YEAR OR TWO OLD. PULL THE MULCH BACK OU PUT ON THE MULCH ?

  • @jamesgoodman8289
    @jamesgoodman82892 жыл бұрын

    Good info thanks what's the best time to prune fruit trees in South Carolina

  • @mkwy8782

    @mkwy8782

    2 жыл бұрын

    I would guess January or February.

  • @travissmith-wz5nc
    @travissmith-wz5nc5 жыл бұрын

    Menards and epsoma have a chicken manure fertilizer. It's a balanced fertilizer think a triple 5. So use 2 cups per inch of tree?

  • @GaryHeilig

    @GaryHeilig

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @travissmith-wz5nc
    @travissmith-wz5nc4 жыл бұрын

    What about in the fall? Could you use like a 3-14-42 or 6 24 24?

  • @swampysanta5445

    @swampysanta5445

    4 жыл бұрын

    fall-winter best time to apply it soaks in before the grass steals it in spring-summer

  • @johnclarke6647
    @johnclarke66472 жыл бұрын

    I have some young fruit trees,peaches and apples. This summer I built a mulch ring around them. Underneath the mulch ring I put a cup of 5-10-10 and a half a cup of Epson salt and a little borax. This fall I will give them a good dose of Milo. What do you think? In the past I have given them a good dose of Milo and a sprinkling of 10-10-10 from my rotary spreader. My peaches produce wonderful peaches (Heart of Georgia) in good quantity. My apples have not borne fruit, yet. Hopefully next year. (McIntosh & Honey Crisp)

  • @mtyrer6432

    @mtyrer6432

    Жыл бұрын

    hahahah - how was the Milo last year 😉?

  • @johnclarke6647

    @johnclarke6647

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mtyrer6432 Milo is always good. It add micro nutrients to the soil. I like Scotts Turf Builder, though. Lime and Turf Builder are my favorites. I live in an area with a granite under layment. That makes the normal Ph of any soil about 4.5. I do several applications of peletized lime a year. I roll the yard at 5 on my Scotts big bucket rotary spreader. 7 if I am tired. I roll lime in the fall and early spring.

  • @johnclarke6647

    @johnclarke6647

    Жыл бұрын

    @@mtyrer6432 we had a bad drought this year and I lost one apple tree and almost another. My peaches were to small this year due to the drought and a late cold spell. Hope next year is better.

  • @qayoomsahab3604
    @qayoomsahab36043 жыл бұрын

    Very informative. Kindly,may i know,One cup is equal to how many grams??????

  • @mkwy8782

    @mkwy8782

    2 жыл бұрын

    128-if I remember correctly :)

  • @memberson
    @memberson5 жыл бұрын

    I have Peaches on my peach trees what can I spray on them to keep bugs off?

  • @GaryHeilig

    @GaryHeilig

    5 жыл бұрын

    That could be a complicated conversation, depending on what part of the country you are in. Organic or conventional?First insect spray should be on by the time the petals fall from apple flowers. Imidan is a great (fairly low toxicity) insecticide.It is only available in 4lb bags. I am working on a series of presentations on spraying fruit treebut they won't be ready in time for this year.

  • @BrianBerriosOne

    @BrianBerriosOne

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@GaryHeilig I will look forward to that presentation. Just planted 3 trees and have plenty of old apple and pear trees that I'm experimenting with. Massive neglect on those trees.

  • @mkwy8782

    @mkwy8782

    2 жыл бұрын

    Malathion is commonly used

  • @DevaJones03
    @DevaJones033 жыл бұрын

    I think i'm having a stroke here LOL

  • @nghiatruong7110
    @nghiatruong7110 Жыл бұрын

    White sapote