NOW is The ONLY Time to Plant This Tree in the Desert!

[@darylpas2209]

There is almost nothing quite as satisfying as planting a fruit tree. I have about 50 fruit trees. I stopped growing a lawn and started growing fruit trees. Thanks for all the content and for sharing your knowledge.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Daryl. We agree whole heartedly as you know. Who needs a green grass that you can't munch on anyway?!

[@dianaj3139]

I love hearing that! We also took about a 1/2 acre of lawn that we were sick of mowing and put it into a variety of trees, at first we planted unique to our area trees like quaking aspen, golden maple, Alder, some flowering trees known to us as "bee trees" but more recently 6 apple varieties, pear, plum, prune, tart cherry, lambert cherry, Pecan, Walnut, hazelnut, peach, and some other flowering trees such as mimosa, Rose of sharon, and some I do not know the names of... it's very satisfying to see them growing.

[@LeonardoGarcia-rt1qt]

I planted 3 of these at the very beginning of October, which turned out too early because we still had many days over 100 in rainbow valley buckeye az. So i covered them, and now they're looking like they're coming back.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We held off this year with that crazy weather earlier this month, so we were chomping at the bit as soon as we saw the forecast had us under 100. The good news is, they have several months now of perfect weather to get those roots down deep!

[@2brnt2b]

Though I'm not a fan of loquat but never tired of watching your double ring planting method, and your prunning (this is my fav watch)

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

That double ring design has really been a life saver for us out here!

[@WaldoG-b9j]

Loquat or fig is better

[@WaldoG-b9j]

Taste and health benefits and survival thanks witch ones pick in in guma az

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@WaldoG-b9j We prefer loquats, but figs are VERY good and a bit easier to grow here in AZ.

[@WaldoG-b9j]

@EdgeofNowhereFarm I'm originally from San diego California loquat are like weeds overe there they are everywhere and grow really easy from seed same as figs in arizona every one in arizona has figs I never had a fresh fig. But as. A kid I use to always eat loquat some are biter and sour but juicy I hope I like figs better thanks

[@taylorvanbuskirk8040]

I love the double ring design. It's SO brilliant!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It has done a great job for us here, that's for sure!

[@moltenconcepts398]

Mine did fine all summer until September hit and then we got a constant wind that fried it. Zone 9b in the high desert of SoCal. We just don't get any rain here!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I will say, the combination of wind and heat is rough on pretty much everything. What a bummer to have it get all that way and lose it at the very end of the summer!

[@irisdude]

Loved watching Willow.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

She's a real character. She's a rescue and we bottled fed her, so she acts like she runs the place sometimes.

[@sunshinedayz2172]

Thank you for sharing such good information..💞 Love the little rototiller...

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you enjoyed this one! That tiller has been through the ringer and back and keeps on ticking!

[@michellenoble4423]

Excellent tutorial!!! It's nice to see the details for successfully growing loquats in the southwest. I'll need to use a modified version here in DFW, 8a, heavy clay soil. But your approach has given me good ideas to start with. Thank you!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I imagine these would do well for you there. That humidity during the summer will make all the difference!

[@slamboy66]

At 5:52 Is that the same tiller from the last property❓🤔

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Good eye on that one. Yes, can you believe it's still going for us! That thing tilled the entire pasture on the old farm and has dug countless rings here on this one!

[@dianaj3139]

Your trees are amazing! I really love the wide variety on your place, I am working toward a little more diversity on my Oregon property, but I am REALLY looking forward to planting stuff in Mexico when I am down there this Winter... Time will tell if I get a chance to do that... Love your details on how to get trees to thrive in a drier climate.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Mexico has some wonderful growing zones with a lot of variety that can be grown down there. That being said, my heart still beats for the summers I spent in Southern Oregon. That is God's country up there for sure!

[@MarSchlosser]

I do enjoy watching you kids plant trees!Tried loquats a few times, but the wind killed the leaves. But, one thing I prefer is fall planting. Tree roots continue to grow all winter even of there are no leaves. Spring is good for tropicals like citrus. hasta, kids, and thank you.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Martin, that wind must be out of this world. I can't count how many times you've shared a tale with us and in it there is a dead tree or plant that succumbed to those winds!

[@mesutozsen903]

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[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

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[@brendanmorse6511]

I planted two Yehuda loquats yesterday based on your previous videos!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Woohoo!! Hears to a wonderful harvest in a year or two. 😉

[@Donna-sh7nt]

I love to watch your videos.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I'm glad you're enjoying these! ❤️

[@kevincharles112]

Nice find ... I know Lori has been wanting that variety for a while ... happy for you guys!! Pruned mine heavily this last week, trying to keep it low. I'll likely sacrifice some (all?) fruit this year, but I dont want my big tree to get 15 feet+ ... 4 other baby Loquats in the ground doing well, growing them as a bushy low hedge, keeping all low branches, as I have no critters to worry about. Good luck on the new member to your orchard!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Kevin. Your trees sure look fantastic. The one thing we miss here is the attention to detail you can give each tree on a smaller scale. You'll have fruit in no time my friend!

[@kevincharles112]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm The main tree did look good and had a small batch of fruit last year, but it only had a top canopy and it was already 7+ feet high. I just dont want fruit 8 feet up. Trying to grow more of a lollipop, so pruned about 40% off it to about 6 ft. We'll see.

[@klausnmisha]

Love the double rings! I can’t even maintain single rings due to rabbits and quail digging to cool off. I am constantly repairing. I am thinking I might get a couple of loquat to see if they will survive the wind/heat in Palm Springs.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

We have rabbits here as well that like to make little laying areas in the dirt. The heavy layer of wood chips we've found will help that out tremendously. They usually dig just outside of the area where the woodchips are located. 😉

[@estyria777]

*taking notes* Loquat in October, ok. Got it. I can't this year, but will budget for it next year. :) The I'itoi onions I bought from native seed search are coming up by the way. I'm getting good sprouting so far, and I'd still consider it to be quite early.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

That's good to hear on those onions. You're going to love that harvest come Spring and be sure to try a few of the tops as greens! 👍

[@estyria777]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Absolutely! Sounds delicious. Thanks again!

[@bavondale]

12:09 "she eating the dirt?" lol

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

She's not the brightest feline out there, that's for sure!

[@michaldurana4227]

Very nice video ❤️ , thank you for sharing it 😊 the double ring is mindblowing idea 😮😊. We have now planting season as well, but loquats would die here 😊, sometime I saw pawpaw as a little tiny shrub that people are growing here 😊. Wish you all the best 😊❤❤❤❤❤

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I'm glad you enjoyed this one. That double ring design has been a life saver for us out here!

[@thetommantom]

They say cold weather grass goes dormant in the summer and I've had the best success planting this time of year mid September thru the end of October and once they get established the winter slow everything down and next year they thrive

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

This time of year is definitely the best time for planting that winter grass. We'll be pushing that envelope a little this year as we are not able to get ours in until our broilers come off the pasture in November, but the alfalfa usually hangs around enough to give us something in both Spring and Fall.

[@Milliganisle007]

I planted one last Oct it has survived and doing well, hoping for some blooms 🍀🌸

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Fingers crossed you see some flowers here shortly. Our champagne is the first to flower and it looks like it's just starting to push out blooms!

[@Milliganisle007]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm what zone are you in? I'm SE AZ we are Zone 8 curious the difference of our Areas.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@Milliganisle007 technically we're 9b, but that's only because we're lumped into Phoenix. The reality is we have hit 20 degrees during the Winter which is 9a territory.

[@Maria-ql3fc]

I have Satsumas loaded with fruit and almost ripe, but my loquat never bloomed after years of waiting on it we finally took it out. My Valencia orange is starting to bloom at the wrong time of yr. and the fruit will freeze in January , unless I can come up with a way to keep it warm. I think I'll dig it up and pot it in late Dec.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

This is definitely not the time for your Valencia to bloom. I don't think I've ever seen a citrus tree bloom in the Fall. We see it from time to time on our apple trees, but not on the citrus. Wild!

[@Maria-ql3fc]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm weird things happen in the deep south because our weather is so wacky.

[@Pamsgarden213]

I am going to have to wait another year to get my loquat. The ones I planted last October did not make it, but they were seedlings.

[@SoullessPolack]

Do you mean they were seedlings, like new plants and still tiny? Or bigger but grown from seed and not grafted? I just planted one that is grown from seed but it's like 6 ft tall.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Pam, I don't recall if we saw it when we were out there last, but it may have just been too small. These grafted trees are typically a couple of years old and the root stock is at least as old if not older, so they have a better chance of getting through that first summer.

[@ericbowers1620]

Hey guys!!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Hey there Eric!!

[@antonhuman8446]

How are the moringa trees doing?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

They're hanging in there. We're debating whether or now we'll continue growing them to be honest. Our colder winters and later spring make it a challenge. They really do much better with a lot more water and all of them are hand watered which Lori is getting tired of these days.

[@antonhuman8446]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm True. Heat and water.

[@erlpen2016]

Planting time in October??? Hummm….You guys and your farm are amazing…just the fact that you are growing fruit in the desert it is very inspiring….would you say that October is a good time to plant in SoCal also? Would the trees get enough time to develop good roots? I totally enjoy what you guys do….

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Glad you're enjoying the content and yes, you can definitely start planting in October. We usually plant until the end of the month and then hold off until March once we're past the frost. The exception being bare root trees which need to go in during the Winter months.

[@heidigib01]

I want a loquat soooo bad

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It's a good time of year to grab one and get it in the ground. 😉

[@SoullessPolack]

Haha, what a coincidence. I bought a loquat yesterday and planted it. Then I saw this video. What are the chances. Guess I got lucky!

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

You know what they say, great minds...😉

[@maryannchiquete3063]

I planted a couple shades trees today, a red push pistache and a southern like oak. There were lots of hair like roots at top of root ball, could not find any large roots to expose, should I cut back the hair like roots to find root flare?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

If you're still able to get to them easily it would be worth at least identifying that root flare, but if it's a small tree it may be hard to find. As long as you're not burying it further you should still be ok.

[@SmoreHearts]

😭 My loquat tree burnt to crisp. I need to watch this.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

They can be a little challenging, but with some TLC and good timing that can do well for us here!

[@coins-pr8tz]

I planted two last year on October and the both die how much water do they need as I water it a lot

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Sorry to hear those trees didn't make it. We water them quite a bit during the summer months, but not more than the most of our semi dwarf trees. 60 gallons 2x/week at the peak of summer and they can probably use even more than that if necessary.

[@AbidAli-bv2gl]

Excelelnt video. Loquat. I started from seeds , I have 5 seedling

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Ooh, keeping our fingers crossed those starts do well for you!

[@craigmatheson2736]

My question is why are you digging a round hole? Making it square (especially in clay or caliché) will not force the roots to spiral around the trunk thereby strangulating itself.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I can't speak for everyone, but we have planted hundreds of fruit trees this way with near 100% success, so we have not seen the need to change that.

[@craigmatheson2736]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm you're extremely blessed. East of you here in New Mexico we have a mixture of caleché and sandstone. As deep as we have to go we make square holes and spread out the roots the best we can. How often do you need to replace trees? Do you pull up the rootball or do you just let that spot "rest" for a few years?

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

@@craigmatheson2736 that is a rough combination between those 2 elements. I can see why you would need to excavate quite a bit in order to get the trees to thrive. We've only replaced a few trees over the years, less than one a year I suppose. We have moved more than we've lost and this area is a good example of that. We had a blackberry bush here that was doing just fine, but we wanted another loquat so we swapped it out. We re-plant as soon as we're able to, but if we are going to wait for any period of time we cover the area in goat manure and woodchips, watering it regularly to help build soil while it's waiting for a new inhabitant.

[@markov1917]

I planted a loquat tree late October last year. It had been growing very well during the summer till a couple of days ago. The tree leaves started being wilting on Monday this week. I had been watering the tree every day during the summer and often giving extra water using the water hose, which is what I did last Saturday. It seems that I overwatered the tree which might have cause the tree wilting. I wonder if the tree can survive. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

I would guess that it's probably too much water, especially this time of year which is near perfect weather for them. We never water our trees more than 2x/week, even during the peak of summer. This helps the tree put roots further out and down into the soil which allows them to withstand any stress they may encounter. At this point we're watering 1x/week and putting 60 gallons into the rings around the trees. I imagine you've seen how we design our irrigation rings which encourages that outward root growth and very heavy mulch to keep consistent soil moisture. Just in case, here is a video on our watering system; kzbin.info/www/bejne/epeneIp7oaqobc0

[@markov1917]

@@EdgeofNowhereFarm Thank you so much. Greatly appreciated !

[@slamboy66]

At 5:00 Lori is pretty good smacking that bottom. Hopefully Duane is a good boy.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Well, you know, sometimes...😂😂

[@_the_assassin]

Help I planted a loquat last year. it has been growing non stop and it is now 2 meters high. But when new growth comes the old leaves gradually turn brown on the edges and fall off. Now it is flowering and its doing the same. I have not fertilized and the water is rain water. What could it be. All other trees are doing fine.The spot is sunny and not cold with afternoon shade.

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

It sounds like you're just seeing the turnover of the older leaves. Evergreen trees can drop leaves periodically to make room for new growth, so I imagine that 's what you're experiencing. We have the same thing that happens here as well in addition to the leaf drop we always see in the Summer/Fall months. Fantastic growth on those trees!!

[@Blaqjaqshellaq]

Imagine if you had highquats!🃏

[@EdgeofNowhereFarm]

Oh my goodness. 🤦‍♂️😊