How to Plant an Eco-Wise Plant

Make sure to keep your Eco-Wise fruit tree or Eco-Wise plant hydrated until you plan to plant it. If you cannot plant the trees within a couple of days, it is recommended that you heal the plants in moist soil or temporarily pot your plants. Soaking your dormant plants in a bucket of water for a few hours before planting is a good, quick way to hydrate them. For the best possible results, you want to plant your fruit tree in full sun or as close to full sun as possible.

Dig the hole two times the diameter of the root system and as deep as the plant was at the nursery. The trunk should have a mark indicating where this was, and if your tree is a grafted variety, keep the graft two to three inches above the ground level. No soil amendments are necessary, but if you choose to amend the soil, only use the Soil Mist Transplant Mix offered for sale. Backfill the hole and tamp the soil to remove air pockets and water well. If settling occurs, add more soil. It is recommended to fertilize your plants with our Nutra-Pro fertilizer packs. Each pack lasts for one year and is easy to use. Bury the pack 1ft away from the plant and six inches deep; do not open or pierce the bag, and that is it. Do not use granular fertilization or put fertilizers in the hole with the plant, as this will severely stunt the tree’s development and possibly even kill it.

Create a basin around the tree with the leftover soil to capture rainwater. If planting during the fall, spring, or summer months, you will want to water adequately every day for the first couple of months, depending on your rainfall. If planting in winter, you will not need to water as often, as the tree is dormant and not actively growing. However, the plants must be watered once they begin to leaf out. You will want to continue watering through the summer to get it off to the best start for long-term production.