For best results fruit trees need plenty of sun and shelter from winds. The soil should never be allowed to dry out, otherwise this will adversely affect development of the fruits.
Fruit trees respond to generous feeding, and throughout spring and summer they should be fed weekly with a liquid fertilizer containing a high proportion of potash, the element that plays a major role in fruit development and ripening.
If late frosts in the spring threaten to damage fruit blossoms, then cover the trees with fine-mesh plastic windbreak netting at night. If blooms are killed, fruits will not be produced.
Trees should not be allowed to carry excessively heavy crops, as this results in a much smaller crop the following year. If necessary, thin out the young fruits at an early stage of their development.
Fruit trees also need annual pruning, but this is quite a complex subject and varies according to the type of fruit and the form in which the tree is grown. So for full details of pruning, and indeed other routine tasks such as fruit thinning, it is advisable to study a book on fruit growing. Regular spraying to control the numerous fruit pests and diseases may also be required, and again, such information will be found in a specialized book.
Each year in late autumn mature, established fruit trees should be repotted to replace the soil, which by then will be deteriorating in quality.
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