whens the best time to plant my fruit trees?

[Sheryl Mc]

Can anyone give me advice , I'm new to all this and i planned to grow stuff on my allotment using the lunar calender and i was planning to plant my fruit trees on wednesday afternoon but i've just read were expecting wintery windy weather so if i plant them, will this affect them?

[bluemoon]

As long as you stake them properly they should be OK. We put an apple-tree in last week just before the gales and it's fine. If they've been grown in a very sheltered place in pots though and your lottie is exposed I might be tempted to wait until the next fruit day.

[zazen999]

Hi

Yes, it would seem a good time, but you have to work with the weather and if it is too miserable/windy then [not knowing where you are based], only you know how horrible it is on the day.

Apparently you will feel the full forces of spring urging forward on Thursday - so perhaps get the gardening done on weds and hope for the best!

I've got sunny intervals on weds and rain on thurs forecast.

[Sheryl Mc]

thanks for your advice i didn't get time to plant them i went to my son's easter service at dee banks in chester , but i will plant them tomorrow its another fruit day and hopefully the weather wont be too bad and spring is definetly in the air , thanks again

[matthew2riches]

i can feel spring in the air! i was down on the plot the other day and i could just feel it is going to be a good year this year!

i would go for it. if you are expecting frosty winds - wrap them up in a bit of fleece!