Sunday, June 28, 2015

Establishing A Christmas Tree Farm

By Edna Booker


Christmas is one of the most special seasons that is celebrated everywhere in the world. This season is not only used to celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ but also for families to spend time together after they have been apart for the entire year. The most common traditions is the christmas tree so anyone with a christmas tree farm really gets a lot of profit during the holiday season.

The tree planting business is a very risky one because the market is only available during the holiday season. However, people who have managed to try this business have gotten nothing but profits. There are just certain rules that need to be followed to make sure the business is successful. The following are some guidelines that may be useful for people who want to venture into tree farming.

Nurturing these trees does not just involving putting some seedlings in the ground and relax the whole year anticipating for the results. Just like all other crops, the trees need lots of care to grow up well enough to be usable for this season. In the beginning, one must make certain that they have enough fields to grow a lot of trees that will actually bring back a significant amount of reward.

Trees should be grown at the start of a year so they may have time to really grow. Sowing mid of the year can be useless since by the festive season they cannot be grown to have good market. People also need to be cautious of the number of trees they plant depending on the market that is available. Planting excess trees will just be wastage of money.

There are different kinds of trees that can be grown as christmas trees. Different trees grow under different conditions. For this reason the farmer must research all about the specific tree they will grow and also examine their land to make sure that it will do well there. This will also allow them to find out the best fertilizes to use.

After successfully choosing the specific type of tree that is to be planted, one must now plan a good layout for their farm. The layout is important because it determines how the plants will have access to nutrients and sunlight. The spacing must also be taken into consideration because the branches are supposed to grow wider but if they do not have enough space they will not do so.

In case one is not ready to deal with the risks that are associated with the start up of a farm, they can always purchase an already existing one. Here they will all the information about the type of soil, the kinds of trees that are planted there and also the type of layout that best works for the farm. However, this may be a bit more costly than starting up but at least they will be sure of their growth.

Although many people do not consider this as a type of farming like dairy farming or food crops farming, it is also a good source of income that very many people depend on. Some of them do it as a side job while others focus on it. Without these people there would not be enough trees to spread the christmas excitement.




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