After Planting

Grasses, ferns, and weeds can not only rob your seedling of valuable moisture, nutrients, and sunlight, but also harbor insects and diseases that will have an affect on survival. It will be necessary to remove this vegetation from around the young seedling occasionally. Pull it out by hand without disturbing the root system of the young cedar seedling. Do not use herbicides.

Occasional feeding with fertilizer recommended for conifers is good, but not essential unless your soil is poor. If you wish to fertilize, do so after the last frost of the year.