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Winter starts with ... I live on the south side of Canberra (frosty winters, hot summers) with clay soils. Are hazelnuts and walnuts viable in this area? If I must dig out clay and replace with better soil, how deep? I hope to plant a line of hazelnuts over my back fence, where they would get shade on the morning half the day as the sun rises over the fence, and hopefully our hot summers won't burn them. I need to get my fence replaced first, so is it viable to keep the nut trees in a pot for the first year while they get a little bigger, then plant Winter 2015? Much thanks, I am completely new at this. | About the Author Winter Oxley 24th July 2014 5:05am #UserID: 10253 Posts: 1 View All Winter's Edible Fruit Trees |
BenW says... I don't think weather will be a problem. Clay soil might be. Probably nothing some gypsum and a deep rip can't fix though, plus some organic matter. The usual advice is to build up better soil on top of the clay, so that would help too. If you want 'English' walnuts, plants grafted on black walnut roots will be happier on clay. Walnuts have a big taproot, so leaving in a pot too long isn't advisable. Hazelnut I would treat much the same, though they could be kept in a pot longer. | About the Author BenW Kinglake West,3757,VIC 25th August 2014 10:16pm #UserID: 5390 Posts: 144 View All BenW's Edible Fruit Trees |
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