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Richard Walter starts with ... Hi guys, I have a few fruit trees to plant out in my backyard which faces north and has a slight to moderate slope. I'm wondering how to best plant fruit trees on a slope to maximise drainage yet harvest/retain water from run-off and irrigation? Im aware of swales but I only have a few tree to plant and I don't particularly want to plant them on contour in a straight row. Any suggestions? Thanks Richard :)
| About the Author HappyEarth1 Wollongong 10th August 2007 7:55am #UserID: 215 Posts: 94 View All HappyEarth1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Kath says... If you don't want to do major earthworks, terracing or swales I would suggest that you select each site and dig large holes, flattening the planting site as you dig it out and mound it if necessary. As the run off or irrigation water runs down the hill it will reach the flattened planting site, slow down and run into the hole where it is wanted. If you are watering the trees the water will not just run off down the hill but will stay where the tree is, sloping the planting site back in to the hill will also help with this. You will be left with a cut on the top side of the hole but you can hide this with a think layer of organic mulch. | About the Author Kath Cawongla 10th August 2007 11:24am #UserID: 2 Posts: 363 View All Kath's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author rickywatson1 MOUNT HAWTHORN,6016,WA 26th June 2014 5:14pm #UserID: 9205 Posts: 8 View All rickywatson1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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