planting the espalier apple trees in terra cotta pots
Yesterday, I shared how we primed, painted, and installed the vintage-style trellises on our blank white wall of siding, and today, I want to share how I planted the espalier apple trees in large terra cotta pots and tied them to the trellises. When I mentioned putting them in pots on my Instagram stories, I was asked several times why I opted for pots instead of putting them directly into the ground. Well, there are a few reasons for that… Number one, I’m not sure what kind of chemicals have been sprayed on this soil over the years. We’ve had pest control treatments and I didn’t know I’d be planting edibles here, so I didn’t ask them to skip this area. I would be a little nervous planting a fruit tree in questionable soil. Number two, I want to make sure they get enough light on this wall with the
