Planting our Fruit Trees

We put in our order for fruit trees on February 10 and they came in March 5, happy dance! We had an area already planed behind the house for  the fruit trees to be planted. So this past weekend we dug the holes and prepared the area for the trees. We planted :
2 apple, 2 peach, 2 pear, 2 mulberry and in another area 2 grape vines, (we were lucky enough to have 2 existing grape vines) this will give us a good start. Yay!

It seemed to take forever to dig the holes (rocks, rocks and more rocks) :) After we dug the holes and planted the trees hubby cut the fence and added two metal fence posts on either side and wired the fence to the posts.

When we finished with the fence around the eight trees (to protect them from the goats)! Not that goats would get out of their areas and not only into the yard but into the fenced orchard, we also put the fence around each tree (for a while), never hurts to be over protected with Houdini's around. One important thing we have learned is to never ever underestimate goats! :) Anyway I thought except for giving each a gallon of water a day for a while, that was all I needed to do. Wait a few years and collect the fruit. :)

I should never ever think, it never works the way I think it will! Last night we were getting close to freezing so we had to cover the trees with sheets and then remove them this morning (with my daughters help). Now it again looks like we will have to cover them tonight, but hopefully it will not be for very many days and fingers crossed they do not get hurt with the cold weather.

We now have a big area that will just have grass (to mow) has anyone planted around fruit trees, not  to close to the trees just between the rows? I was wondering if it would be okay to plant turnips or another root veggie? Any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated!