How to Plant Chinese Plum Seeds
- 1). Fill a tray with potting soil or a mix of equal parts of compost, peat moss and perlite.
- 2). Place the seeds evenly over the potting soil. Bury the seeds 1/4 inch deep.
- 3). Put the seed tray in a sunny location indoors. Keep the soil moist, but not soggy. Watch for the Chinese plum seeds to sprout.
- 4). Transplant the Chinese plum seedlings into small pots or peat pots filled with potting soil.
- 5). Water the seedlings well. Place them in a sunny location indoors. Keep the soil moist, but not soggy. Transplant the seedlings when they reach 2 feet tall.
- 6). Prepare the soil for your Chinese plum trees in a location that gets full-sun exposure. Dig each hole three times deeper and four times wider than the tree's container. Add equal amounts of compost and sand to the soil you excavated.
- 7). Fill the hole with water. Allow the water to drain away. Backfill the drained hole with the amended soil up to the level that allows the top of your Chinese plum's root ball to sit even with the ground.
- 8). Remove the plum tree from the container. Examine the root ball; if the roots are visible, gently tease them away from the sides of the ball.
- 9). Plant the Chinese plum in the hole. Fill the rest of the hole with the amended soil. Remove air holes by tamping the soil down as you go.
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Water the planting area well. Keep the soil well-watered for the first two months. Reduce watering; eventually, you will water the Chinese plum only during dry seasons. - 11
Add a 3-inch layer of mulch around the tree to help retain moisture and keep weeds from growing.
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