Easy Recipes From The Garden

For an early Mother’s Day gift for me, my husband ordered a Hansen’s Bush Pie Cherry Tree from Guerney’s. I was thrilled to find a long box with the trees tucked inside on the front porch the other day, and quickly followed the instructions to soak the roots in water, then plant the tree. Unfortunately, we live in a zone where we’re still getting freezing temps at night, so I believe a little extra care is in order to protect the three (!) fruit trees that just arrived.

First, rather than planting them directly into the ground, we planted them in large containers. This way, we can move them around and into a sheltered area if frost or if freezing temperatures threaten.

Second, a little burlap goes a long way to protect fruit trees. We also have two peach trees on the property, and before they began to form blooms, we covered them with burlap to protect them from the cold temps and encourage them to shoot blooms. They did, and now we have the teeny, tiniest little peach buds just beginning to grow.

The weather should warm a bit by end of week but I’ll be keeping an eye on my cherry trees.

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