Garden tips on HOW TO PLANT IN STOCK BEDS

HOW TO PLANT IN STOCK BEDS

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BAREROOT PLANTING

Buying bareroot plants is the cheapest option. While final planting positions are being prepared or decided upon, plants are heeled into a stock bed.

Bareroot plants are only available from autumn through to spring and can be planted at any time when the

ground is not frozen. Having not been restricted by a pot, they tend to put on growth much faster than pot grown trees and shrubs.

Garden tips on HOW TO PLANT IN STOCK BEDS

IF PLANTING IN THEIR FINAL POSITION, make sure you place the plants at the correct distance apart. Mark out lines using sand.

WHEN PLANTING IN A STOCK BED it is quicker to dig out a trench rather than individual holes. Check it is deep enough to cover all the roots.

Garden tips on HOW TO PLANT IN STOCK BEDS. Bare-root plants

TREES AND SHRUBS can be planted in bundles if you intend to plant in their final positions in the same

season - any longer and you may damage roots.

BACKFILL WITH SOIL, ensuring that all roots are covered and the plant is no deeper than the soil

mark that is often on the trunk or stem.

AS PLANTS DON’T HAVE THE SUPPORT of a tree stake, at this point they need to be heeled in firmly

to prevent too much movement.

ONCE BAREROOT PLANTS HAVE BEEN PLANTED, either in bundles or in lines, water. You should not need to water much after this.