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Caring until the tree is established

Agriculture · Grade 7 · about 40 minutes

A tree is established when it can survive a dry spell without daily watering; until then water, mulch, weed, protect and replace failures.

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Other lessons in this sub-strand

  1. Why trees conserve the environment
  2. Fruit trees, indigenous trees and agroforestry
  3. Choosing a tree and a site
  4. Growing trees from seeds
  5. Planting trees from seedlings
  6. Growing trees from cuttings
  7. Caring until the tree is established
  8. Adopting tree planting in the community