12 Steps towards greening 1. Dig a square hole, half a metre wide by half a metre deep. Keep the dark top-soil seperated from the lighter soil beneath it. Put the top-soil in the bottom of the hole.
2. Remove the plastic bag and place the tree upright in the hole so that the base of the tree is just below ground level.
3. Next to the tree’s roots, plant an empty 2-litre cold drink bottle with holes made in the bottom (or a pipe) at an angle. The top must stick out of the ground.
4. Mix a small amount of compost or kraal manure with the leftover lighter soil and pack if firmly in the hole.
5. Measure one spade-llength in distance around the tree. In this area, remove all grass and weeds. Water the tree and add a 10cm layer of mulch (leaves, stones, straw or strips of newspaper). The mulch must not touch the tree.
6. Fill the bottle or pipe with water once a week. This prevents wastage by sending water straight to the tree’s roots. Once you have waterd the tree, put the lid on the bottle to prevent everporation. After the first year, water the tree only when the soil is dry.
7. Place a wooden stake next to the tree and tie it loosely to the tree’s trunk with soft material such as an old stocking to help it to grow straight.
8. Fruit trees must be planted in winter.
9. For pests grind onions and garlic, mix with twice the amount of water.
10. Allow mixture to simmer on heat for two hours.
11. Spray the tree with the mixture.
12. Fruit trees must be pruned in winter.
2. Remove the plastic bag and place the tree upright in the hole so that the base of the tree is just below ground level.
3. Next to the tree’s roots, plant an empty 2-litre cold drink bottle with holes made in the bottom (or a pipe) at an angle. The top must stick out of the ground.
4. Mix a small amount of compost or kraal manure with the leftover lighter soil and pack if firmly in the hole.
5. Measure one spade-llength in distance around the tree. In this area, remove all grass and weeds. Water the tree and add a 10cm layer of mulch (leaves, stones, straw or strips of newspaper). The mulch must not touch the tree.
6. Fill the bottle or pipe with water once a week. This prevents wastage by sending water straight to the tree’s roots. Once you have waterd the tree, put the lid on the bottle to prevent everporation. After the first year, water the tree only when the soil is dry.
7. Place a wooden stake next to the tree and tie it loosely to the tree’s trunk with soft material such as an old stocking to help it to grow straight.
8. Fruit trees must be planted in winter.
9. For pests grind onions and garlic, mix with twice the amount of water.
10. Allow mixture to simmer on heat for two hours.
11. Spray the tree with the mixture.
12. Fruit trees must be pruned in winter.
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