Hey guys, I'm opening this old topic becuase I finally planted fruit trees in my yard as opposed to my pond. Look how time passes I wanted to do this fall of 09 here is it almost spring 11 and just now getting it done, they could be full blown fruit trees by now had I not put it off. Im still working on planting some around my pond!
Anyway I decided to plant a small orchard of fruit trees at my house, 18 to be exact. Now I am back to the problem of watering them. I really want to get water down deep to promote root growth and not waste so much water.
What do you guys think about using a small piece of PVC (vertically) down to the root ball when or just after planting and drilling small holes in it to let water out then attach a 5 gal bucket topside as a reservior. Would it clog up and actually let dirt in? would it seep out and spread as needed? would it saturate more down or out? Should I just stick to watering with a water hose or dripline? There is a commercial product listed just like this I am describing but its more of a spike than a PVC pipe, its cheap I could just go with it if you guys think the concept works. Im really trying to treat these trees like kings. I should probably ask this on a gardening forum, but I feel like most of you would know something about this.
any advice appreciated as always!
