Caring for your potted Christmas tree
Having a tree that you can nurture and watch grow with your family over the years is such a lovely sentimental tradition to start. But often we hear that potted trees don’t make it through the year for next Christmas.
With these tips, you will hopefully get to enjoy your tree as a key memory in many wonderful family Christmas celebrations to come.
Don’t let your Christmas tree dry out. You will need to water it while it’s doing it’s duty watching over your presents. If it’s not too big, you can do this by carefully moving it to a sink, bath, or taking it outside to water and let it drain before returning it to it’s position. Or water with a watering can, remember to sit the pot in a saucer.
In Autumn once you have finished with your tree, repot it into a slightly bigger pot with some fresh potting mix and water in with some slow release fertiliser.
When going from indoors to outdoors, don’t put it straight in the sun. Give it a spot in the shade for a while so that it can get used to being outside again first.
Conifers such as Blue Spruce prefer morning sun with afternoon shade so keep it out of hot sun in the hottest part of the day. In Autumn and Winter, full sun is ok for your pot as it’s not as harsh.
Turning your tree by 90 degrees every 3 months will help keep a straight habit.
At the start of Spring, when active growth begins again, apply some slow release fertiliser to maximise your growth and make sure your tree is looking fabulous in time for Christmas.
