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Location

The aronia berry is wind-stable, tolerates salt and is hardy down to - 35 ° Celsius. With these properties, the fruit tree is also ideally suited for the harsh climate in coastal and mountain regions. In the sunny to partially shaded location, the chokeberry fulfills all horticultural hopes for a lush berry harvest.

Soil quality and substrate

The aronia berries prefer to stretch their roots in this earth:

• Nutrient-rich garden soil with good drainage
• Ideally humus, loose mixture of loam and sand
• Advantageous pH value 6 to 6.5
• In the bucket: peat-free, organically pre-fertilized soil, enriched with Lava granules or expanded clay

A location with pure Clay soil is possible if you are using the earth Quartz sand(€ 14.90 at Amazon *) to enhance. Sandy soil can be made suitable for aronia by adding plenty of compost.

Planting time for the garden and balcony

The correct planting time is closely related to the plant material. Please pay attention to these dates:

• Plant bare-rooted aronia berries in the garden: March to May or September to November
• Plant container goods in the bed: all year round, the best time is in autumn
• Plant potted chokeberry in a tub: March to May, at the end of the frost period

Planting aronia berries in the bed - instructions

Expert preparation and planting techniques set the course for healthy, easy-care growth. How to properly plant a chokeberry berry in a bed:

1. Dig up the soil as deep as a spade, rake, remove stones and weeds
2. Dig a planting pit with twice the volume of the root ball
3. Enrich the excavation with a third Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *) or more mature Compost soil
4. Soak the potted aronia in water until no more air bubbles rise
5. Bare roots: shorten damaged root tips, cut back shoots by a third
6. Place the shrub in the middle of the planting pit (please plug container goods beforehand)
7. Fill up with soil up to the root neck, press down and water

Mulching Cover the root disc with compost, bark mulch or leaves as a natural protection against drought stress and proliferating weeds.

Planting aronia berries in a tub - tips & tricks

Drainage prevents damaging waterlogging. Cover the bottom of the bucket with a 5 cm high layer Clay granules, Lava mulch or Grit.(€ 49.99 at Amazon *) Fill in some substrate on top. Measure the filling level so that there is a distance of about 3 centimeters between the root disc and the edge of the vessel. With every watering you will be grateful for this pouring edge.

Make a well in the substrate. Position the water-soaked, potted chokeberry in the middle. Fill in soil in stages around the root ball up to the root neck. Finally, water the planted aronia berries. If water runs out of the bottom of the bucket, the current watering requirement is covered.