This is a link showing what i did specifically in 2015 Soil Secrets. Now before anyone assumes im doing everything wrong look at my results with my regard on the subject of the importance of soil
Carmine Jewell Cherry Yields increasing with age
Here comes the 2016 apple and Pear harvest!
2017 Carmine Jewell Cherries! Wow almost ripe!
Here comes the 2018 apple & pear harvest!
There is a tipping point with soil ive seen where it goes from working for us to worn out or the opposite which many people bring up where the soil is good enough for fruit growing and we cant improve it further. Let me be specific in my case i found a little magnesium, cow manure , and wood chips works great for me most of the time now so long term extra was not needed. Initially i needed extra because remember my soil was dirt which was warn out with the consistency of talcon powder. We see many people post who are not using clay soil / thin loam like we are and definately most of the time they just need wood chips around the tree to.preserve moisture. @alan has brought up a valid point multiple times that is learned the hard way about soil. To many applications of wood chips build up over time making the soil to rich in nutrients to grow fruit trees. Many people hit their young trees with heavy nutrients to get them big fast which either works or the tree is destroyed by disease. The other point is carmine jewells are heavy feeders and not every tree or bush is so one size does not fit all. Pears dont like strong chemical fertilizer they respond with growth which causes fireblight.
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