When time allows after digging the hole and before the tree is planted, fill the hole with water and wait until the next day. This is a perc, or percolation, test.

Join us in this informative video as we explore the fascinating process of planting various types of fruit trees in your own ...

The major mistakes made when planting are not making the planting hole wide enough, digging the hole extra deep when it’s not needed, planting too deeply and watering the plants too often after ...

A properly planted tree sits with its root flair visible when you’re done planting. You can’t determine how deep to dig your hole until you find the root flair.

Purdue Landscape Report, Using Pneumatic Digging Equipment to Correct Root Deformations, Deep Planting, and Compaction on Established Trees: When transplanting trees, it is important to consider the ...

“Two things Donald Trump has definitely always loved: manual labor and the thing where fruit comes from,” Stephen Colbert said of Trump’s Earth Day ceremony.

I spent the last Saturday in September digging and standing in holes. I walked home sore, sweaty and happy. And buoyed against the naysaying that goes hand in hand with living in a complicated ...