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My grapevine is 50+ years old and I used a rebar stake to poke holes in the ground a foot deep, poured fertilizer below the turf in a grid pattern about 3-4 ft from the trunk. 1 tsp lawn fert + 1 tsp tripple-12 down each hole in addition to two fruit tree spikes. An attempt to renew this grape from a decade of neglect from the previous owners. The fertilizer spikes suck, hard to get in the ground w/o an auger.

He kept trying to fill in all of my holes!!!! I kept having to shoo him off! ;)

i just called -- the fire department showed up.

@pianomanamz I used this as an excuse to buy a hammer drill with a side handle. Never let a bad situation go to waste.

You want a power Planter auger. They are very rugged and will stand up to the abuse.

That's funny

Depending on your needs get the Ryobi earth auger. It has multiple bit sizes (8, 4 and 2 inch). I used my neighbor's to dig several holes for large new plants in area of my yard that was fairly rocky and had multiple old roots. It made light work of it. I also used it to fertilize 8 fifteen-foot arborvitae as this video described. I tried using the store bought auger with my cordless drill and it wasn't powerful enough.

Maria... You could probably do the same thing with another Espoma product made for citrus trees called Citrus Tone. Tree Tone and Citrus Tone are both made by the same company... Espoma. Hope that helps. I would Google the correct time to fertilize citrus trees. All the best!

not if you already know where they are. it's not like they move on you. but for the first time it would be a good idea.

I think I found it! "Kwanzan Cherry could be the showiest of all the cherries! When other Cherry trees start to fade, the Kwanzan blossoms take over. Double blossoms make this tree the star of spring! Each blossom has double the petals, making it look like a flower within a flower. Deep-pink blossoms grow in clusters, making this tree look almost like it is covered with thousands of small roses. It will certainly turn heads each spring when it explodes with color! As the flowers begin to fade, bronze leaves take their place and then turn glossy green for the summer. When fall arrives, the leaves turn a brilliant yellow-orange, and as the chill of winter arrives, the Kwanzan Cherry’s thin, glossy bark will steal the show."--description from brighterblooms

@@laurieclarkson9180 Yuliya has one of those on her property. Here, check out the vid from her channel. She's in northern NJ, zone 6. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rLWXdK5kl8WrioE.html

I use the TreeTone (same stuff that I used in this video) on my fruit trees as well!

It is nice, and good for the tree, but not necessary. She just moved in, so I'm guessing she is not able to spend the money/time right now to apply that much mulch to every tree. Also, she may prefer this particular tree to just have grass under it, for comfortable sitting in the shade. That's okay too. Again, trees love being spoiled with mulch, but they don't need it, because their huge incredible root system does its job well. That's my understanding as a beginner, anyway.

A very tall fence?

Electric at 12"? Good advice

or... she knows where the lines are from doing this before? it's not like the lines move.

Call 811 for Free Locates. Important especially if the tree is at or near a location where utility lines could run through. Fiber Optic and telephone lines are not placed deep at all on the easement. Sometimes they are only buried 12 to 20 inches deep or less. Be careful. 👍 Great video.

She used a 4 inch bit...that's the standard auger bit size for gardening. I used Ryobi Earth Auger. It may be overkill for what the application in this video but you need a really powerful drill to drill through rocks and small roots.

God. Doom and gloom. You’re such a buzz kill.