How to Plant a Lemon Tree in Clay/Heavy Soil 

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I agree...I would love to see its progress.

I just posted an update video recently ☺️

Jon Kruse thanks for your recommendation John. I found a way to make the volume louder.

Yes I highly recommend you do that to yours 👍

It's dead

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Add some native soil ☺️

@@passionforplants3242 thank you for the reply!👍 .. will 1/3 of each be good enough?

@@miriamromo105 perfect!

If you have really hard clay and dig all that out and replace with lighter soil the hole will fill up like a pond and won’t be able to drain away due to clay on sides and bottom of hole . Your better off planting in your native soil with a small amount of amendments or make a slightly raised bed maybe 6 inches higher than native soil. Either make a wide sloped mound or use rock or edging border . It’s like planting your tree in a clay bowl if you do it the way you tried first and the water will sit in the whole until it very slowly drains out through the hard clay bottom and will kill your tree

@@gregleach5833 Thanks so Greg for the advice! I dug it out two weeks ago and put it back in the pot (hopefully saved it in time as it doesn't look dead but just a bit sad with half of the leave fell off). It maybe better if I leave it in the pot over spring/summer/fall let it revive a bit and then plant it back in the winter in the native soil with amendment as you suggest. OR do you think it is okay to plant it now in the garden? I am just afraid it is getting too many shocks.

Not a bad idea to leave it in the pot until it recovers . You can control the moisture easier in the pot . It should recover I’m sure and then you can plant it correctly. I hope your tree does great .

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Yeah but the advice isn’t that great bud. Most people gonna watch this over other videos because she is good good looking. I’m not saying she doesn’t know anything, I’m saying she’s not a good teacher. Again, most are gonna do exactly what she did and fail. That sucks in my opinion

I am planning to plant some citrus trees and this has been one of the more informative videos, so would you please explain what was incorrect and how you think the correct way would be. Thx

@@justinplatt698 A few quick notes. 1. You can and should add compost to planting mix in clay soil. It helps loosen it over time. 2. You MUST mix 50/50 native soil (especially with clay) with new soil so roots will want to venture out to surrounding soil. Otherwise, you create an "earth pot" where roots only stay in the hole you dug. You will notice the effects after a few years. 3. Hole should be square. Round holes make for a root bound tree in clay soil. If the hole is square, roots are likely to push out and not just go around. Think of the "earth pot" from number 2 above. 4. While she said plant a little higher then surrounding, you need to plant that tree even higher than planted. It's already level and the soil is going to sink a good 2-6 inches. 5. Don't drive a stake through the rootball! Wait for roots to get established and form a straight trunk later with two wooden or metal posts that are off on each side of the tree. RU-vid is great but can be dangerous for those giving advise from other bad videos they've watched. Call your county extension office for better directions in your location. Nice lady, good video, bad instruction.

@@JB-uz2nw I'm no expert, but all your pointers make logical sense, thank you! I even thought about #1 and #5 while watching the video

@@JB-uz2nwthank you for this

When I first started gardening I had a one sided view of how to plant, but after attending multiple classes by master gardeners and nurseries with special guests, every individual has their own method of doing it. I was on the side of adding compost for awhile until I decided to plant an avocado tree. I went through four avocado trees and they would all die on me, and I would ask, and ask but they would tell me that avocados just have poor root systems. Finally, I was searching online and saw one video that said the reason avocado trees die is because of the compost. So I followed his instructions and I finally had a 25' four year old avocado tree giving avocados. Moral of the story, it doesn't hurt to get ideas and try them out if your unsuccessful at growing a tree.