Plant Purchase: Seed grown vs Cuttings\ngrown vs Grafted Trees.<\/li>

Repotting: Should I repot immediately\nafter purchase?<\/li>

10 Golden Rules to Follow while\nrepotting a plant<\/li>

Common Care Tips for Growing Fruit\nTrees.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s\nbegin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plant\nPurchase:<\/strong>\nI am sure most of us might have this question in mind: Growing from Seeds vs\nGrowing from Branch Cuttings or Choosing to Purchase a Grafted tree. Which one\ndo you thing you should opt for?
\nFirst of all,<\/strong> growing from seeds is\na great fun thing to do and we all have done it many times for gardening fun\nand experimenting. But the major disadvantage of seed grown tree is they are\nnot \u201ctrue to seed\u201d \u2013 meaning they may not produce identical fruit tree and more\nover it might take ages for the seed grown trees to products fruits, but of\ncourse there are some exceptions. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Secondly, <\/strong>Plants grown from cuttings including\nthe air layering method may produce the genetic clones of the parent tree.\nFruit trees such as figs, pomegranates, mulberries and many others are\ngenerally grown by this method. But the major problem with this method is they\ndo not have enough roots developed to support fruit production and more over\nthere are only fibrous roots and no tap roots which are important for fruit\ntrees for anchorage. Whereas Seed produced plants have a well developed tap\nroot system and this concept is used in Grafting. The \u2018root stock\u2019 which is the\nlower portion of the plant with strong root system and the \u2018scion\u2019 which is the\nbranch from selected delicious fruit tree which is grafted on to the root\nstock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having\nSaid that, its time to choose which trees to purchase for your container\ngardening. It\u2019s obvious that grafted trees, specially dwarf varieties are the\nbest one to grow in containers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
REPOTTING:<\/strong> \nWhether Purchased online or offline from a local nursery, people often\nhave a misconception that immediately repotting a newly purchased plant into a\nlarger container and a nutrient rich potting soil will make your plant grow\nlike crazy. This is not always true.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Now\nlet\u2019s discuss some Very important points and concepts, that you must<\/strong> keep in mind if you want to keep\nyour newly purchased plant healthy and avoid the so called repotting or\ntransplant shock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To\nanswer this question, let us ask 2 QUESTIONS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When Do I repot a New Plant Purchased\noffline, that\u2019s from a Local Nursery or Garden Store?<\/li>
When Do I repot a Plant Purchased\nOnline? Like from nurserylive.com or amazon<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Now,\nlets quickly look into the conceptual answers to these queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If your plant\njust came home from a local garden centre or nursery, DO NOT REPOT IMMEDIATELY.\nLet it adjust to its new environment for few days or atleast a week before\nrepotting it. This is because the Plants are already in shock at their new\nresidence until they get used to new factors like light, temperature, and\nhumidity conditions. <\/li>
Then in second scenario, that is when\nyou purchase a plant online. Repotting immediately is the best solution in most\ncases. Because, it is very much likely that the plants would have travelled\nhundreds or thousands of miles and many days without any water or moisture\nbefore reaching its final destination. The plant will be going through a\nrecovery period and an acclimation period during these days of transport in\nwhatever medium the seller packs them in. So, Why let the plant re-acclimate\ntwice in this situation.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
The 10\nGolden Rules of Repotting:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s quickly list\nthem one by one:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Water the plant the day before you plan to repot.
Perform Repotting in the evening hours to prevent shock to the plant during sunlight that is the day time which is the active period for photosynthesis. Let it get overnight period of rest and recovery. <\/li><\/ol>
To Remove the Root Ball, Gently Tap the rim of the pot to a hard surface like a table or a counter. This is to loosen the root ball instead of pulling it with force which can damage the roots or the stem. If the root ball resists to come out, run a knife between the pot and the root ball to loosen the root ball.<\/li><\/ol>
Inspect the root ball for things like: any root worms or maggots, root disease and if they are root bound to decide whether you want to repot in a larger container or perform root pruning.<\/li><\/ol>
Choosing the Right Container:<\/strong> For fruit and Vegetable plants especially if you are growing on terrace, choose fabric grow bags as your first preference. This is because they are not only light but also follow the principles of AIR PRUNING<\/a><\/strong> and can grow into healthy trees using this principle. <\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
Then It\u2019s\nalso very important to choose a pot that is of appropriate size for the plant.\nLike, You should never pot a 6 inch pot plant into a 14 inch or a very large\npot. Go Step by Step, Choose one or two steps higher, like 6 inch pot, you can\nplant in 8 inch or 10 inch pot and so on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Drainage Holes:<\/strong> This is probably the most important factor you should consider. If you do not make enough drainage holes at the bottom of the pot, your plant will stand in water and lead to root rot and death of the plant.\u00a0 Choosing the Right soil: <\/strong>. As a general rule use a well draining nutrient rich soil with atleast 30 percent compost like vermicompost or decomposed cowdung. To make it well draining, you might have to add cocopeat or peatmoss to garden soil in proper proportions. Make sure you also add stuff like bone meal or soya bean meal for inducing flowering and fruiting.\u00a0 Check the best Potting Mix recipe<\/a><\/strong> or formula from my post.<\/li><\/ul>
Partially fill the container with potting mix and then place the root ball\u00a0 exactly in the center of the pot. Then add additional soil to cover the empty space.\u00a0 Make sure the surface of that root ball is below the rim so you can cover it adequately with potting soil or compost and also this good space for properly watering your plant. <\/li><\/ul>
Gently tap the pot on a hard surface to remove air pockets and to level the soil from within.<\/li><\/ul>
Finally After Repotting, water the plant thoroughly and this remove the left over air pockets and stuff like that. Then to counter the Repotting or Transplant Shock, you can follow these simple steps: Water the plant with Epsom salt solution weekly once for a about a month. The dosage is 1 teaspoon Epsom salt per litre of water. Finally keep the plant in indirect sunlight or under a green shade net for atleast a week, before shifting to full sunlight.\u00a0
Happy Gardening!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n<\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Today\u2019s article, we will look into some important gardening tips and tricks on successfully growing fruit trees in containers. Topics like Which fruits trees to choose – Seed grown vs Cuttings grown vs Grafted Trees. Where to purchase high quality grafted fruit trees and some important repotting tips for newly bought plants whether from …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5719,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[415,405,787,403,412,416,413,408,411],"tags":[1104,1516,1955,1956,1946,1952,1953,1950,1954,1945,1951,1105,1947,531,783,1949,1948,1450],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5718"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5718"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5718\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5720,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5718\/revisions\/5720"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5718"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5718"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gkvks.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5718"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}