How to Start a Home Orchard (COMPLETE GUIDE)

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Published 2024-04-27
Buy 1 fruit tree, get one 20% off: shop.epicgardening.com/collections/plants - We head back over to Kris's house, a member of the Epic Gardening team and @jacquesinthegarden and Kevin help her get an orchard started from start to finish.

IN THIS VIDEO

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→ Texas Pink Pomegranate Tree: growepic.co/49UTC4e
→ Brown Turkey Fig Tree: growepic.co/49YPrUK
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:39 - Orchard Site Inspection
02:09 - Epic Fruit Tree Line
02:49 - Picking Out Stone Fruit & Citrus
10:46 - Selecting Soil Mix, Compost & Fertilizer
13:20 - Removing Raised Beds & Tree Placement
16:58 - Planting Pink Lemonade Blueberry
20:23 - Planting Trees
33:19 - Watering In Trees
34:37 - Fertilizing & Compost Mound

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All Comments (21)
  • She asks all the good question and K and J anwer so effortlessly😅 I love it
  • @danfarkas5375
    It is so awesome to see Kevin gifting his employee an orchard. That's the kind of boss for me!
  • I really enjoyed the style of this video! It was perfect with Kris asking all the questions and Kevin and Jacques answering in a conversational style while they worked. It’s so helpful to see a makeover start to finish with all the decisions explained in real time. This is probably my favorite Epic video ❤❤
  • @claybay
    I love that she asked so many question, and they were answered so well and in such detail. Another great video!
  • @MsSwitchblade13
    Kevin, I've been watching you for years now and i can't tell you how happy and excited I am for you with your new business ventures like these fruit trees. This video was very informative and helpful as usual. Please do not listen to the naysayers who clearly don't appreciate your content or your business success. Your real fans like me are over the moon for you and will keep on clicking and recommending your channel to all be gardeners they meet! Much love from Texas! ❤
  • @nikkipowers9887
    This makes me so happy, this is the exact video I needed. I have 4 new apple trees and I have been STRESSED about placing them too close. Everybody keeps telling me they wont grow at 7ft spacing. Thanks, Epic❤
  • It's snowing today in Colorado, so gardening seems like a far off dream right now lol. Thank you for the glimpse of nice weather
  • @Arlypop
    Every new video from you and Jaques is always a breath of fresh air. It's inspiring to see other people in my age group being garden geeks. Can't wait to see how far Epic goes!
  • @j.l.emerson592
    As long as the roots are well established, you can cut the fig trees down to just above ground level. They'll come back healthier & bushier than ever. We live in central Texas & that's the way to get a good fruit set. (Figs set better fruit on new wood.) Cut it back severely every 2 or 3 years & you'll have new wood for fruit set.
  • @X360DevNerd
    I started a orchard this winter, I have Stella cherry, Nanking cherry, Elberta Peach, Aztec Fuji Pink Lady Honey Crisp Anna apples, an apricot, Navel Orange, Parafarika Pom, Australian finger lime, desert king fig, a green olive, and Gage green Plum, and i still have so much more room to expand!
  • @kairifan12
    There's a lot of unnecessary hate under this video, and it's ugly. Thanks for the professionalism is taking the feedback in the comments and keep the vids coming! Would love to see a video about fruit trees in containers
  • @puggirl415
    I've felt critical at times of the kind of money that gets spent on the homestead. I can't hope to have all the fancy coops and greenhouses and ponds but you have truly been very good about all the criticism on here. Your customer will be ok with your prices and it's great that you will be trying to get them more affordable over time. I'm not your high end customer but I can learn to propagate fig cuttings, grow from seed and start with smaller plants for less $. The people who complain are ok to do that but as a business owner myself I know how hard it is to source quality for a decent wholesale price. Add special shipping to that in order to make sure the tree survives and is delivered in good health and it might be the best price one can get for the service. I'll trudge out to the nursery or ask for cuttings from friends. Rich people get theirs delivered. I'm sure we will both appreciate the fruit.
  • Great that you two are getting Kris setup with her orchard. I would have attempted to air-layer the top of that one tree though. Please give us an update in a few months, beautiful yard. 💚🌱 Excellent info.
  • One valuable thing Epic Gardening has taught me is chill hours. I never knew berries needed that, nor had I ever heard of the concept. Pretty much knocks berries out of my possibilities in Florida. We're not "The Sunshine State" for no reason. 😅
  • I just cant stop laughing when I see those prices on fruit trees and berries...here in Croatia normaln price is around 6 dollars.
  • Thank you for this video! We've been wanting fruit trees and now i know how to understand the tags on them. I wish you lived in my state. I'd love for you to see my Mom's garde. She's got lilacs that were full grown when she moved in over 65 years ago, beautiful Old Fashioned roses, bleeding hearts, foxglove, columbine, primrose, a rhododendron and so much more. It does surprisingly well with our clay heavy soil.
  • @KellieDTravis
    I saw this video at the exact time i needed it!! Thank you!! Ive been looking to see what fruit trees i wanted to grow in Northwest Louisiana but thought we didnt get enough cold hours for some of the things i like. I googled it and had no idea we got 700 - 1,100 chill hours a year!!! Thats a game changer! Now to figure out whats best to plant