Cast trees after winter. How to save a garden in spring after a harsh winter - rejuvenating and restorative pruning of fruit trees. Feeding the garden before summer

The main condition for the first processing of the garden after winter and a good harvest is the careful processing of both trees and shrubs.

Seed propagation in the garden strawberry familiar to us, unfortunately, leads to the appearance of less productive plants and weaker bushes. But another type of these sweet berries - alpine strawberries, can be successfully grown from seeds. Let's learn about the main advantages and disadvantages of this crop, consider the main varieties and features of agricultural technology. The information presented in this article will help you decide whether it is worth giving her a place in the berry.

Often at the sight beautiful flower we instinctively bend down to smell its fragrance. All fragrant flowers can be divided into two large groups: nocturnal (pollinated by night butterflies) and diurnal, whose pollinators are mainly bees. Both groups of plants are important for the grower and designer, because we often walk in the garden during the day and relax in our favorite corners with the onset of the evening. We are never put off by the fragrance of our favorite fragrant flowers.

Pumpkin is considered by many gardeners to be the queen of the beds. And not only because of its size, variety of shapes and colors, but also for excellent taste, useful qualities and a rich harvest. Pumpkin contains a large amount of carotene, iron, various vitamins and minerals. Thanks to the opportunity long-term storage this vegetable keeps us healthy all year round. If you decide to plant a pumpkin on your site, you will be interested to know how to get the largest possible harvest.

Scotch eggs are amazing! Try to cook this dish at home, there is nothing difficult to prepare. Scotch eggs are hard-boiled eggs wrapped in chopped meat breaded in flour, egg and breadcrumbs and deep fried. For frying, you need a frying pan with a high rim, and if you have a deep fryer, then it's just great - even less hassle. You will also need deep-frying oil so as not to smoke the kitchen. Choose farm eggs for this recipe.

One of the most amazing large-flowered tub cubanola Dominican fully justifies the status of a tropical miracle. Heat-loving, slow-growing, with huge and in many ways unique bells of flowers, cubanola is a fragrant star with a difficult character. She demands special conditions content in the rooms. But for those who are looking for exclusive plants for their interior, the best (and more chocolatey) candidate for the role of indoor giant cannot be found.

Chickpea Curry with Meat is a hearty hot dish for lunch or dinner inspired by Indian cuisine. This curry is quick to prepare, but requires pre-preparation. Chickpeas need to be soaked in in large numbers cold water for several hours, preferably at night, the water can be changed several times. It is also better to leave the meat in the marinade overnight so that it turns out juicy and tender. Then you should boil the chickpeas until tender and then cook the curry according to the recipe.

Rhubarb can not be found on everyone garden plot. It's a pity. This plant is a storehouse of vitamins and can be widely used in cooking. What is not prepared from rhubarb: soups and cabbage soup, salads, delicious jam, kvass, compotes and juices, candied fruits and marmalade, and even wine. But that's not all! A large green or red rosette of plant leaves, resembling burdock, protrudes beautiful background for one year olds. Not surprisingly, rhubarb can also be seen in flower beds.

Today, experiments with non-banal combinations and non-standard colors in the garden are in trend. For example, plants with black inflorescences have become very fashionable. All black flowers are original and specific, and it is important for them to be able to select suitable partners and location. Therefore, this article will not only introduce you to the range of plants with slate-black inflorescences, but also teach you the intricacies of using such mystical plants in garden design.

3 delicious sandwiches - cucumber sandwich, chicken sandwich, cabbage sandwich with meat - great idea for a quick bite or for a picnic in nature. Only fresh vegetables, juicy chicken and cream cheese and some spices. There are no onions in these sandwiches, you can add marinated in balsamic vinegar an onion in any of the sandwiches, it will not spoil the taste. Having quickly prepared snacks, it remains to collect a picnic basket and go to the nearest green lawn.

Depending on the variety group, the age of seedlings suitable for planting in open ground, is: for early tomatoes- 45-50 days, average maturation - 55-60 and late dates- not less than 70 days. When planting tomato seedlings in more than young age the period of its adaptation to new conditions is significantly extended. But success in obtaining a high-quality crop of tomatoes also depends on the careful implementation of the basic rules for planting seedlings in open ground.

unpretentious plants The “second plan” of sansevieria does not seem boring to those who appreciate minimalism. They are better than other indoor decorative foliage stars for collections that require minimum care. Stable decorative effect and extreme endurance of only one type of sansevieria are also combined with compactness and very fast growth - Khan's rosette sansevieria. The squat rosettes of their stiff leaves create striking clusters and patterns.

One of the brightest months garden calendar pleasantly surprises with the balance of the distribution of favorable and unsuccessful days for working with plants according to lunar calendar. Gardening and gardening in June can be done throughout the month, while the unfavorable periods are very short and still allow you to do useful work. There will be their optimal days and for crops with plantings, and for pruning, and for a reservoir, and even for construction work.

Meat with mushrooms in a pan is an inexpensive hot dish that is suitable for a regular lunch and for a festive menu. Pork will cook quickly, veal and chicken too, so this meat is preferable for the recipe. Mushrooms - fresh champignons, in my opinion, the most good choice for homemade stew. Forest gold - mushrooms, boletus and other goodies are best harvested for the winter. Boiled rice or mashed potatoes are ideal as a side dish.

I love ornamental shrubs, especially unpretentious and with an interesting, non-trivial foliage color. I have different Japanese spireas, Thunberg barberries, black elderberry ... And there is one special shrub that I will talk about in this article - the viburnum vesicle. To make my dream of a low maintenance garden come true, it's probably the perfect fit. At the same time, it is able to diversify the picture in the garden very much, moreover, from spring to autumn.

Gardeners often approach the choice of seedlings very responsibly, striving to plan the planting with maximum accuracy in order to get the maximum benefit from the plants. They take into account not only climatic conditions in your region, but also lighting and soil features. However, sometimes the owners of suburban areas are interested in how to water the tree so that it dries quickly. This method, of course, can hardly be considered humane, but sometimes there is simply no other way out.

For example, if there is an old tree with a trunk diameter of more than 30 cm on the site, but it cannot be cut, because there are other structures or plants nearby. The only way out in this situation is to dry the tree using special chemicals.

There are many ways to ensure that the tree on the site quickly withered. However, the most common of them are those that involve the use of chem. preparations intended for the destruction of plants. And no matter how harmful these remedies can be, they nevertheless allow you to perform this work as quickly as possible.

More specifically, there are such chemical methods tree destruction:

• watering plant tissues with chemical compounds;
• covering the leaves with special preparations;
• grafts that kill trees;
• placing the drug in the ground next to the trunk;
• complete destruction (including the stump);
• applying a chemical agent to the bark.

Important information! Note that most of the chemicals described below affect the root system of trees. When choosing a specific composition in without fail take into account the composition of the soil. There are drugs that affect the bark or living tissues of plants.

Ideally, the tree should be cut down altogether, and the remaining stump properly treated. So you can get rid of the tree as quickly as possible. Be that as it may, for starters, let's get acquainted with the most effective means and features of their application.

Popular Tree Killing Chemicals

If you intend to use chemicals, you must choose the most suitable option. Below is a list of the most effective (according to summer residents) chemicals.

1. sodium nitrate. As a rule, it is used to destroy stumps, but in our case it should be applied not only to the tree trunk, but also to the ground. To get the desired effect as quickly as possible, it is advisable to introduce sodium nitrate into the hollow. In about a year, the tree will dry out completely - then it can be burned. And if you water the earth with this saltpeter, then the tree will dry out only after a few years.

   

2. . It strongly resembles the previous remedy, but still differs somewhat from it. For example, ammonium nitrate made from urea, which is extremely dangerous for plants and can greatly accelerate the decomposition of wood. This contributes to root system rapidly transforming into good fertilizer. The trunk, which is already clearly drying up or dried up, it is advisable to uproot, and once again treat the opened root system with this chemical.

   

   

3. Picloram. Very effective remedy, which is used to spray or water the soil in order to destroy plants. When exposed to picloram, the root system is inhibited, and the tree, as a result, dies.

   

   "Mikado RK". Clopyralid and picloram - substances of systemic action

4. "Roundup", "Tornado". These herbicides are used more often than others, if you want to quickly destroy the tree. Effective for the elimination of both deciduous and coniferous plantations.

   

5. Arsenal, Arbonal. These drugs differ in that they penetrate directly into the wood, so they are recommended for thinning the forest. At the same time, these funds are actively used in agricultural plantations.

   

Note! A tree is still a living organism, which must be killed only in extreme cases. Do not get carried away with this procedure too much.

Now, having familiarized yourself with the main chemicals, capable of quickly drying a tree, consider which processing methods are most popular. Some of these methods involve the use of certain drugs described above.

The main ways to destroy trees with chemicals

Immediately make a reservation that there are many such methods, so we will consider only the most effective of them.

Method number 1. Applying chemicals to living tissue

The bark of the tree is an obstacle due to which herbicides cannot penetrate into the vascular tissues of the plant. Therefore, in order for the remedy to reach its destination, make downward cuts on the surface of the trunk, but do not tear off the bark. Use a small ax for this. As a result, notches and cuts should be around the entire circumference of the trunk.

The herbicide you have chosen, use the cut after making the cuts - apply it to the tissue of the tree.

Note! Do not use herbicides in spring time because the juice that will ooze from the incisions will prevent the chemical from being absorbed.

Method number 2. Watering the soil with herbicides

Separate preparations can be used for uniform application to the soil surface. After rain or artificial irrigation, the herbicide will enter the root system. To concentrate the chemical in one place, you can resort to the installation of barriers in the ground (for example, concrete).

Note! This method is advisable to use in cases where it is required to destroy several or many trees at the same time.

Method number 3. "Killer" injections

They are very close in principle to method No. 1, and differ only in that they are used to introduce chemicals into tissues. special devices. Maximum efficiency methods is achieved if you act pointwise around the circumference of the trunk in increments of 5-10 cm. Injections are made at a height of about 1 m from the ground. The method is used for trees whose trunk diameter exceeds 5 cm.

Step 1. First, prepare a drill, as well as a drill for it, the diameter of which is 5-10 mm.

Step 2 Make holes 4-5 cm deep as described above. It is important that the drill is at an angle of 45-50 ° relative to the ground during operation.

Step 3 Take a simple pharmacy syringe, fill it with a product whose active ingredient is glyphosate (for example, "Ground", "Tornado", etc.), or, alternatively, pour the chemical directly into the holes. The concentration of glyphosate in the product must be at least 200 g/L.

Herbicide "Ground"

For example: to dry a tree with a trunk diameter of 35 cm, you need 35-40 ml of a product in which the concentration of glyphosate is 360 g / l.

Step 4 Seal the holes with earth to hide the injection marks, remove the chips and see if the drug flows out (the latter is good because it dries for a long time and is clearly visible on the bark). Soon enough, the plant will begin to dry out.

Note! You can use other herbicides, but it is still better to give preference to drugs with glyphosate, because they immediately inactivate soil microflora after the root system dies.

Heavier herbicides based on sulfometuron-methyl or imazapyr, on the other hand, penetrate the soil after the death of the trees and often kill nearby plants. Although you can take care of the barriers described earlier.

Method number 4. Treatment of leaves with preparations

This method is very popular for the destruction of shrubs, the height of which does not exceed 4 m. It can be used from the beginning of spring to the end of summer (more exact time depends on the specific herbicide). The effectiveness of drugs is markedly reduced if the weather is dry and hot, and the tree suffers from a moisture deficiency.

If the preparations are applied to the leaves of crops with a large annual growth, this can lead to the appearance of excessive shoots (with the exception of some extremely susceptible species). If you use this method, then it is not necessary to impregnate the barrel with chemicals.

Method number 5. Simultaneous destruction of the trunk and stump

Here, first, the tree itself is removed with an ax or a chainsaw, and then a chemical is produced. stump removal (more on this at the end of the article). If using this method, apply the herbicide only to the fresh stump. If the trunk diameter is large, process only the outer edge of the stump (no more than 5-10 cm), including the cambium - the internal tissues of such trees are mostly already dead.

If the trunk diameter is less than 10 cm, apply the chemical to the entire cut surface. Apply the drug immediately after you cut the tree - so the effectiveness will be maximum.

Method number 6. Tree bark processing

Measure 30-35 cm from the ground, make a mark on the trunk and process the area below this mark chemical preparation. It is advisable to hold the event in the spring or summer. Before applying, mix the product with oil, then process the bark until it is completely saturated. Tellingly, this method is applicable to all trees, regardless of what type they belong to and what sizes they have.

Greenhouse cleaning work begins with cleaning debris and washing the structure. And the first stages are carried out even before the start of frost. Read more about this in.

Below are helpful tips, which will help you with the destruction of the unwanted tree.

Note! It is believed that with east side the root system grows to the height of the crown, while from the west - to ½ of this height. You can use this rule of thumb.

Alternative Methods

There are also several alternative ways, allowing you to make the tree dry quickly. Consider the most effective, and therefore popular ones. For the convenience of visitors, the information below is presented in the form of a table.

Table. How else can you process a tree so that it dries out.

Getting ready for winter sleep. To help them survive the frosts, we will need to work harder - give them a good drink on the eve of the cold.

Why you need to water your garden in the fall

In order to prepare the garden for a successful wintering, you need carry out water charging. It differs from the usual summer themes, which requires much large volumes water.

Sufficiently moistened soil has greater thermal conductivity and allows heat from the lower horizons to warm up the roots of plants more freely. But here too it's important not to overdo it. If the soil is waterlogged, flooded, then the water will simply force the air out of its pores, and this can cause the roots to die - they will begin to suffocate.

Determining the need for watering

• no need to water the garden before winter if you take a handful of earth from the bottom of the pit and clench it in your fist, you will get a dense lump; on a blotter or just a piece of cheap toilet paper from such soil will remain wet footprint- evidence of its sufficient moisture content;
• can reduce watering rates by 30% if a lump of earth compressed in the palm of your hand forms and does not fall apart, but does not leave a wet mark on paper;
• irrigate to the fullest you will have to, if a compressed handful of earth from the bottom of the pit crumbles when you open your palm, does not hold in a lump.

And watering at the full rate will have to be serious enough. About 10-14 buckets of water per 1 m² area for adult trees and at least 3 buckets per young meter tree.

Winter watering time

Start charging the soil with moisture with the beginning of the fall of the leaves. The air temperature should drop to about +2...+3°С.

Watering methods

Well, the most ideal way is this. You can make a simplified system: just lay pieces of hoses pierced in many places around each tree (either in a ring around the trunk, or along a row). Connect these segments with fittings or connectors to the main hose from the water supply. This method will require a little time to prepare, but then for a long time it will free you from the need to monitor the water supply to the plants.

Watering can be done in a variety of ways

Foreword

Spring has finally come and gardeners rushed to their summer cottages. Now they have a lot of work to do, including the early spring spraying of the garden. But before that, one more thing needs to be done.

Pre-spring work in the garden

Now is the time to shake off the snow from the trees. It is wet, heavy and may well break branches. Nature wakes up after winter. So in early spring it is necessary to carry out a certain set of measures on the site.

Look closely at the branches fruit trees whether there are pests that overwintered on them. Now is the time to think about pruning broken and dry branches, so take it with you. You can also form a crown of trees.

But the main work is still spraying trees. Once average temperature air reaches + 5 ° C, and the buds have not yet had time to bloom, it is necessary to fight diseases and feed the trees.

Video: Cleaning fruit trees from snow

Protecting trees from spring burns and pest control

In early spring, the weather is quite unstable. It can be high during the daytime and drop sharply at night. Under these conditions, the bark on the trees warms up unevenly. Suppose, on a warm March day, the temperature of the trunk in the sun will be 12 degrees more than on the shaded side. Lime whitewashing of the trunk helps to get rid of such a difference.

In this case, the readings will differ only within 3 or 5 degrees. Overheating of the bark followed by freezing can cause early spring burns. And they will lead to the death of the tree, especially if it is a young seedling. It is necessary to restore the whitewash if it was broken during the winter period.

When pruning garden trees in early spring, you need to get rid of damaged branches. They should not be left under a tree, because they are probably infected with: cytosporosis, scale insects, bark beetle larvae, black cancer or other pests and diseases.

Simultaneously with this work, it is required to treat existing wounds on trunks and branches. Damage is cleaned, leveled with a knife until living tissue appears, then disinfected with a 1% solution of copper sulfate, in a ratio of 10 g per 1 liter of water, and carefully cover this area with garden pitch.
How to spray trees in early spring

Modern industry offers gardeners a variety of various means for spraying trees at the very beginning of spring. For these purposes, apply:

• copper sulfate;
• mineral oil emulsion;
• Bordeaux liquid;
• emulsion "Preparation-30";
• nitrofen and others.

The cheapest drug is copper sulfate. But do not look at its low cost, it is quite effective, so most gardeners prefer it to him. It is used for scab, fruit rot, leaf curl, black cancer, brown leaf spot and other diseases.

Mineral oil emulsions are liquid mixtures of mineral oil with water and an emulsifier. The composition of the emulsifier usually contains:

• soap;
• glue or kaolin;
• iron or copper sulfate.

Emulsions fight pests such as aphids, scale insects, help destroy the eggs of the codling moth, suckers and other insects. They should be applied in early spring, until the buds open. In summer, at temperatures over 35℃, the emulsion can cause severe burns on the tree.

Bordeaux liquid is an opaque sky-blue solution. Gardeners have been using this liquid for more than a hundred years in the fight against garden pests. It is recommended to use it until the buds open. The mixture destroys the scab and fungal diseases trees or shrubs. It is also used as disinfectant for wounds of fruit trees. It is not recommended to store it, it must be used immediately after preparation.

The emulsion "Preparat-30" is an oil-oil emulsion of white or light gray color. It is packaged in 2-liter jars and has a shelf life of 2 years. Everything can be emulsified in spring fruit crops from wintering herds of scale insects, spider mites, leafworms, suckers, moths and other pests. And in the summer, spray trees and ornamental shrubs from tramps of the first and second generation of scale insects

Nitrofen is a drug against wintering stages of pests and diseases. This pasta Brown, packaged in tin or glass jars or polymer bottles. The shelf life of nitrofen is 2 years. It behaves well as a disinfectant for wounds on fruit trees.

Video: Spraying trees and shrubs in early spring

Treatment of trees with copper sulphate

Before spraying, it is first necessary to clean the trunk of lichens with a brush. When processing trees, you can use hand pump, they are sold in special stores for the garden. But it is desirable to have an automated sprayer. It is much more convenient and easier to work with. For those gardeners who already have mature trees, you need to have one that can be lengthened different ways. Most likely, you will have to tie it to a stick so that you can reach even the highest branches or use special telescopic rods.

It is worth worrying about your own safety. Robe, gloves, headwear and goggles. These items will protect you from getting the solution on bare areas of your body. A respirator will not allow vapors of the solution to enter the upper respiratory tract.

Before processing begins, the solution must be stirred. This is done as follows: 100 g of copper sulfate is diluted in a bucket of water. AT cold water vitriol dissolves worse. Therefore, you can breed it at home in hot water, for example, in three-liter jar, and then pour the contents into a bucket.

The solution must be poured into the sprayer through a funnel and several layers of gauze. Content filtering is a must. This is done so that the sprayer nozzle and hose cannot become clogged with undissolved particles. Now you should pump air into the balloon, hang it on your shoulder and go.

This article describes the processing of trees blue vitriol. But you can use any means that you like best or have already bought. Each package contains detailed instructions how to use it.

How to properly spray trees

Wood processing must be carried out carefully from all sides. The jet must be directed from the edge to its central part. It is best to do this alternately with each large branch. Only in this case it is possible to achieve the maximum effect.

Don't forget to spray the soil around the tree. If last year's leaves are still on it, they will rot much faster. Also, with the help of the solution, spores of harmful fungi or the pests themselves will be destroyed. The remaining solution can be used on nearby shrubs, vines or other plants.

After you process the trees, you must carefully rinse the machine with water. To do this, pour into the sprayer clean water and drive her away. In this case, the nozzles and hoses will not be clogged with the remaining dried particles of the solution. Change your clothes and be sure to wash your hands and face with soap.

Video: Spraying trees in spring

What is needed for spraying trees and shrubs

Also, in early spring, trees can be treated with combined means. They will help to cope with several types of pests at once, which will give you the opportunity to avoid several cycles of spraying trees and fertilize the plant at the same time. An example is urea. You can learn about this from our other materials.

In order for the spraying of trees to be carried out with high quality and to have good efficiency, it is necessary to have all necessary tools and fixtures.