How to grow cherry
Rosaceae, medium to grow
Self-fertile varieties such as Stella fruit on their own.
Growing cherry for the first time
Difficulty: Medium · Sun: full sun · Ready in: about 120 days
1. Choose the spot
Pick a sunny spot (6+ hours of sun). It does best in loam soil with a pH of 6.0–7.0. Avoid clay soil, or improve it with compost.
2. Sow or plant
Sow outdoors in Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar. Space plants about 400 cm apart.
3. Look after it
- Water roughly every 7 days, more in hot or dry weather. Water the soil, not the leaves.
- No regular feeding needed in good soil — a mulch of compost is enough.
- Keep weeds down, and add a daily note and photo to your BeAgric grow diary so you can spot problems early.
4. Watch for problems
Common problems: Powdery mildew, Birds. Take a photo with Check a plant if leaves look spotted, yellow or wilted.
5. Organic tip
Net trees as fruit colours or the birds will take the lot.
6. Harvest
Expect your first harvest about 120 days after planting. Record it in Harvests and list any spare on the marketplace.
Growing it organically
Net trees as fruit colours or the birds will take the lot.
Common problems
- Powdery mildew
- Birds
Spotted something? Check a photo of the leaf.