Content
- Plant the chestnut - this is how to do it right
- The ideal location
- The best floor
- Plant correctly
- Pour the chestnut and fertilize
- Why would I better plant several chestnut trees?
- Diseases and pests
- The essentials in brief:
- Tips
The sweet chestnut likes it bright and warm
Plant the chestnut - this is how to do it right
Maroons, as the fruits of sweet chestnuts are also called, are delicious, harvesting them in your own garden is quite a challenge. Neither the planting nor the subsequent care are particularly difficult to cope with.
The ideal location
The sweet chestnut prefers a warm, bright location and a mild climate, even if it is actually frost-tolerant. On late frosts, some varieties are quite sensitive. If you live in a harsh region, then give the sweet chestnut a sheltered place in your garden, like in the sun.
The best floor
At the bottom, the sweet chestnut is not particularly demanding. However, it does not tolerate long periods of drought or constant waterlogging. We recommend a humus-rich permeable soil. Also lime does not like the sweet chestnut very much, therefore the soil may be slightly sour.
Plant correctly
To plant a chestnut, they have to work properly. The bigger the young tree is, the more you are allowed to dig. The ideal planting hole is at least twice as large as the root ball of your sweet chestnut. The depth of the hole is about the height of the bale. So the chestnut sits later as deep in the ground as before.
Do not forget to loosen up the soil well, place the sweet chestnut in the planting hole and pour it over. A little horn chips as fertilizer and some bark mulch, which keeps the moisture in the ground, can not hurt. Be sure to thoroughly water the chestnut.
Pour the chestnut and fertilize
A well-grown sweet chestnut needs little additional water, it has a strong root system that can draw enough water from the ground. Due to their high potassium requirement, regular fertilization is recommended. Good garden compost is completely sufficient.
Why would I better plant several chestnut trees?
Although the sweet chestnut carries both male and female flowers, but these do not always bloom at the same time. But this would be necessary for successful fertilization. If you have planted several chestnut trees, then there are enough flowers of both sexes available at any time. It is irrelevant which chestnut species it is in the "companion trees". Ideally, however, they have slightly different flowering times.
Diseases and pests
Also the sweet chestnut can suffer from illnesses like the ink illness or the chestnut bark cancer. Unfortunately, trees can also infect each other. Therefore, do not plant your chestnut in the vicinity of already infested trees.
The essentials in brief:
Tips
If you have enough space in your garden, plant at least two sweet chestnuts, preferably even different varieties. So you can increase your yield.