CHAPTER IX 



MANAGING ORCHARD SOILS AND FERTILIZING THE 



TREES 



DIAGNOSING GROWTH CONDITIONS AND PRESCRIBING 



TREATMENT 



To get satisfactory crops of fruit, good tree growth is neces- 

 sary. The decision regarding the method of soil management 

 and the kind and amount of fertilizer to use in an orchard 

 should be based upon the ability of these procedures to produce 

 desirable conditions of tree growth. The kind of soil manage- 

 ment chosen affects both the kind and amount of fertilizer 

 required. 



Operations : 



Managing Orchard Soils 



1. Determining the system of apple-orchard culture to use. 



2. Selecting the implements for soil management. 



3. Determining culture of other tree fruits. 



Fertilizing the Trees 

 1. Deciding whether fertilizers are needed for apple trees. 

 :2. Deciding which fertihzers are needed. 



3. Deciding how much fertiHzer to use and when to apply it. 



4. Applying the fertilizer. 



5. Determining the cost of applying fertilizers. 



6. Fertihzing other tree fruits. 



Managing Orcliard Soils 



1. Determining the System of Apple-Orchard Culture to 



Use. In deciding which system of orchard soil management to 

 use, the following factors should be taken into consideration: 



