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17/02/2025
Well, who knew?! I admit that I didn’t. But now we do… round pot, square hole! 🌳😆
Ok this will sound weird but hear me out
How do you dig a hole when you plant a tree because I think most people do it wrong. Do you dig a round hole 🤔.
I don’t and many proffesionals don’t either. I always wondered why some cultures use a fork to dig produce and then use chopsticks to eat 🫣.. so now is the time to get out your square mouth shovel and dig a square hole to plant in.
Why… it’s simple. Plants don’t want to spiral themselves around and around and need all the help we can give them.
When planting, the simple rule of dig a hole double the size of the plant pot you have purchased is correct 👍
Using an auger to dig is a definite no no.. This creates a hard wall hole and will become a water well and will drown your new plants .
How square holes help trees Root systems.
When roots hit the corner of a square hole, they are forced out into the native soil. This allows for a stronger root system.
Square holes create a stronger foundation for the tree, especially in windy areas.
When roots hit the tight, 90-degree angle of a square hole, they flare out of the planting hole to colonize the native soil.
Tips for planting trees
Avoid girdling or circling roots, which can occur when a tree has been kept in its growing container too long.
Consider digging a "multi-year hole" to help the tree grow faster.
When you buy advanced trees that we have grown on our Local Tree Farm you will notice we grow in air pruned pots.
Although this technology in pots has been around for a while most retailers don’t use them, because they are expensive and consumers won’t pay more. BUT we care about the success of your purchase and have seen the benefits in our regions.
What’s an Air pruned pot?
Air-Pruning pots are designed to encourage rapid plant and root growth. The innovative design utilises the plants own mechanism to encourage root growth by continually air pruning the roots when they reach the holes or slits in the pot.
By having a more fibrous root system instead of creating a tap root, the plants will not become root bound.
Lack of aeration and poor drainage are big problems when growing in traditional containers.
However, no such problems exist with the Air-Pot system. Centered on the idea that plant roots need aeration, the unique pot design features perforations around the body that allow the roots to reach fresh air, causing them to naturally dry out and encourage growth
elsewhere in the root system to compensate for the loss. This leads to a dense root system with vast numbers of active roots, radically improving the health of flowers and boosting produce yield. The shape of the container has been carefully refined over many years of trials, ensuring that the plant develops the best possible root system.
So next time you’re in the garden, think outside the box or in this in case inside the box.
Happy Gardening
Craig 🔲
Echuca Moama Plant Farm
Local Family Owned Nursery
13-15 Northern Hwy Echuca
1300 599 988
