Davej wrote:
On Thursday, September 26, 2013 12:02:54 AM, David Hare-Scott wrote:
Davej wrote:
I have not been having too much luck with planting fruit trees. I
seem to be doing something wrong. I end up with air pockets around
the roots. Any suggestions?
Thanks

Are these bare-rooted or a solid root-ball? How did you plant
them? How do you know there are air pockets?

They are purchased in a plastic pot. I dig an oversized hole, mix in
a little mulch, make a fairly muddy mess, and then try to get the
tree adjusted to the proper depth. I think I should perhaps try to
use a smaller hole, less water and no mulch. I can detect voids by
sticking an iron rod in the ground around the tree. Thanks.

I've used the solid blast from a hose nozzle to punch holes around the roots and
wash surrounding soil into voids.