First Year Mistakes Growing Christmas Trees

Today, I will be going over a few of the mistakes that we made when preparing and planting our first year trees. We are also going to discuss our second year planting and the things we are going to do differently this time around.

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[garettstahl]

I did till and plant various forage crops a couple years in a row before planting my trees. I however never did use a subsoiler. I also didnt trim roots on my seedlings. Just drilled holes with post hole auger and dropped them in. Hopefully they succeed.

[Cookontherun]

Thanks for sharing your experience. Any investment in trees requires dedication. Planting 100 this year for shelter belt.

[ralphknapp]

Thank You for sharing your experiances

[samleijen]

Look at taking a soil sample. Use the Albrecht Kinsey system for soil amendments. There should be someone in your location who can help with this. Neil Kinsey is in Missouri

[ttss]

Thank you for the video! I appreciate you sharing your experience. I wonder if wood chips could enrich the soil and help with compaction if spread a year before planting. Plus it could prevent weeds. Maybe there's downsides to this that I'm unaware of

[Nobullheart]

Love this!! So excited to see and to learn some of the process. Always great video footage. Heard you loud and clear too. So sock must have helped with the wind. DLR:)

[tmac]

always till in the fall before growing the, the ground will get more water and more oxygen, more product

[chrisdiehl]

Do you think auger with hormones and fertilizer would work without tilling

[adriannichols]

Where are you located? I’m in Douglas Texas. Outside Nacogdoches
NICHOLS TREE HAVEN

[donthompson]

You started correct with your technique of planting. Don’t agree with your compaction issue. Yes the fertilizer tables will help in years 2, 3, and 4. Be patient your Sandy loam is easy soil to plant in and amend. Don’t till the Think Regenerative Agriculture !!!! Look 👀 it up on you tube. If followed, you will be way ahead of the curve and saving valuable time and money 💰.