Planting Trees // Cottage Coop Update // When is the Best Time to Plant Trees? Spring or Fall?

In this video, we're planting the first tree in the new Cottage Garden. With the backdrop being the cottage coop, I have to show you the progress on that. Plus we talk about when is the best time to plant trees, spring or fall? I'll also give you tips on how to get newly planted trees through the winter.

[virginiatibbetts]

That’s what I love about you, Brian, you admit your mistakes and help me realize that making mistakes is not necessarily a failure, but also an exercise in learning. “Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again.”

[smas]

Your honesty is refreshing. I listened because I read the description as trees and peppers. lol. Best of luck.

[adairsulhoff]

Great video! Pace yourself; I feel exhausted just watching!

[Sherry]

No failures, just learning lessons. Yes it can be expensive. Love Watching your channels.
Bless you and be safe.

[philipa]

Please add your zone with every post. I really enjoy and learn a lot from your posts, thanks!!!

[helenerickson]

In clay soil, it's important to not bury too deeply. I elevate my fruit trees on a mound, so the crown can drain. Also important to have top roots at ground level, and not bury the graft.

[cziviski]

Really liking these "non veggie" videos! The information is really great.

[caterjunes]

Whenever I make an expensive mistake I remind myself of what I learned from it and that it's cheaper than grad school!

[deecooper]

Hi Brian… upper Northern Nevada here & the temps are in the teens at night 🥶 .
So I’ll have wait til spring & warmer times to plant the rest of my trees 😊. In the meantime, I’ll be learning from you . Things are starting to take shape 👵🏻👩‍🌾❣️

[Muffy.from-Oz]

I am so guilty Brian of buying my trees before their site is ready, thinking I will pop them in the ground tomorrow, only to still have them in their pots 6 months later. Nature and time have ways of thwarting our best plans. Good luck and strength to your digging arm, Cheers Muffy from Oz

[ilenehorowitz]

I love your garden expertise, but I can't get over your building skills. The coop structure is going to be epic. Thanks for the progress report.

[knlashbrow]

Hi! Your property look nice and look like you are on lilac area . I’m newbie to fruit tree and vegetables. Hopefully I can learn more resources from your channel .

[michaeldufresne]

Something I have heard to keep the roots from growing in a circle like it would in a a pot is to dig the hole in a square. That way when the roots hit the wall they have a greater tendency to grow into instead of curve along it.

[rebeccazody]

Brian- we love you and your delivery! Everything looks so good there. What you have accomplished already is just amazing.

[sandieweatherup]

Love the berm around the tree for watering. Always a good idea to plant trees a bit high. Make sure to pull any mulch away from the trunk, we always want to see the root flare. Cottage is awesome.

[trident]

Thanks for letting us learn from your personal experience good and bad. I guess that's what makes this different from instructional videos. You personalize it well.

[amygood]

I would love to see a time lapse of the chicken coop build some day. I am sure that may be an editing chore but I love to see how things are built even in super fast motion. It is looking so good. 🐣🐤🐥

[laurieanne]

Well, in the replant I guess you'll be able to see if your good watering actually did make it down to the base roots!

[carmenfringer]

I want to live in your Fowl abode... gosh that cottage is going to look amazing.

[palace]

I was told to mix a 50/50 compost and native soil around the root ball to trick the root ball to grow into the native soil.