In September, gardeners begin to actively harvest apples. Of course, the tree still bears fruit, and the harvest has not been harvested to the end, but it's time to take care of the conservation of the apple tree in the winter. Therefore, it is worth developing a tree care plan for the fall. Typically, such a plan includes the following care work: top dressing, watering, cleaning the trunk and whitening it, warming the trunk for a cold period, and preventing pests and diseases.
How to treat apple trees in the fall?
Dry and sunny September is the time for good watering of the soil under the tree around the perimeter of the crown and to a depth of one and a half meters. The amount of water depends on the growth of the crown (5-25 buckets). Such careful watering is done in order to saturate the apple tree with moisture, otherwise the tree may be frozen.
You should feed the apple trees with phosphorus-potassium fertilizers. It is best to water and feed the tree at the same time. After all, fertilizers in liquid form are better absorbed. You can buy ready-made autumn dressing for fruit trees or prepare a mixture at home. How to treat apple trees in the fall? To do this, we dilute a couple of tablespoons of superphosphate (granular double) and one tablespoon of potassium in a bucket of water (10 liters). A solution is poured under the tree at the rate of 10 l / 1 sq. m. After the procedure, the ground under the tree must be mulched. But fertilizers with a nitrogen content in the autumn can not be fed apple trees! Nitrogen can reduce the frost resistance of wood.
We clean and whitewash the trunk
Fishing belts are removed and burned from the tree, then the trunk and crown are cleaned with plastic or wooden scrapers. The goal is to remove lichens, moss and old bark. The removed garbage is burned. It is more convenient to do this if, before cleaning, lay some material under the tree - all the rubbish will fall on it. It is best to clean the tree after rain, wet bark will lag easier.
After such cleaning, wounds and injuries that need to be treated can appear on the tree. How to treat apple trees in the fall? Such "abrasions" should be wiped with hydrogen peroxide or brilliant green and cover with garden var. At the end of October, you need to plan whitewashing the trunk. This is done for several reasons: for the prevention of various diseases, from freezing and sunburn. How to treat apple trees in the fall? To do this, you need to buy whitewash in a specialized store. To further protect the tree from frost and rodent attacks, its trunk can be tied with burlap. At the bottom of the burlap is sprinkled with earth, so that the pest could not penetrate into the insulation.
Preventative treatment
How to treat apple trees for prevention? After the leaves fall, the tree is sprayed with iron sulfate. Also, from pests, apple trees are often treated with a four percent solution of urea, which is diluted in a proportion of 1 tsp. for 10 liters water. How to treat the trunk of an apple tree from pests and not harm the tree? The simplest recipe is made from ordinary table salt, which is prepared in a proportion of 1 kg per 10 liters of water.
Such autumn prevention will help preserve fruit trees and allow them to calmly winter.