Beginning gardeners are always wondering when the apple tree is planted: in autumn or spring. What are the techniques for a tree to grow strong and healthy? Usually apple trees are planted in early spring, immediately after the thaw, or in mid-autumn, about a month before the cold hit. The best soil for this tree is considered to be deep loam. If it is clay, then an experienced gardener usually brings compost, peat and coarse sand to it. All this is necessary to ensure good drainage, since the tree dies if there is a lack of oxygen in the soil. If the land is sandy, then it will be necessary to add a very large amount of peat, humus, clay soil and compost.
Apple trees are planted in the fall between September 20th and October 15th. They dig a pit for landing at different distances for each species: for tall-growing ones - 5 square meters, for medium-sized ones - four, for semi-dwarf ones - 3x4 meters, for dwarf ones - 2x3 meters. In depth, it usually reaches seventy centimeters, and in diameter - about a meter. It is necessary to dig a hole about 7 days before the moment when the apple tree will be planted. In autumn, its bottom must be loosened to a depth of 20 to 30 centimeters with a shovel or crowbar. After that, various shards or nutshells rush at him. This method should provide the plant with good drainage.
After this procedure, a layer of humus (3 buckets) is poured into the pit and various organic and mineral fertilizers are added in the following proportions: 10 tablespoons of ash, 4 tablespoons of
potassium sulfate and 1 full glass of superphosphate. After that, everything is mixed with a shovel, the remaining space is filled with fertile soil without adding fertilizer. A full landing pit should take the form of a small mound, in the center of which a stake is usually driven in, rising half a meter above the ground. Planting an apple tree in autumn is usually done by two. One gardener installs a seedling in the very center of the pit, lifting it so that the root neck is located about 5 centimeters above the base of the soil. The second is engaged in the fact that it gently spreads the roots of the plant, trying not to damage them, and falls asleep with a fertile layer of earth. After this, the soil is carefully trampled, paying special attention to the edges of the pit. An apple tree is tied to an installed stake with the help of polyethylene twine and watered until the water ceases to freely go into the ground.
The timing of planting apple trees requires a clear implementation of all instructions. In addition, if you forget about watering or choose the wrong soil, a young plant can easily die. Particular attention should be paid to crops planted in the aisles of apple trees. The best choices are peas, radishes, beans, early cabbage, physalis, tomatoes and beans. This is due to the very shallow root system of these plants and their exacting regular care. Caring for them, the gardener ennobles the soil around the tree, providing him with proper conditions.
It should be remembered that planting an apple tree in the fall involves ensuring the plant is fed throughout the winter and covering the seedlings with a layer of mulch. An ideal option in this case would be to cover the trunk of an apple tree with a thick layer of coniferous needles. They will provide not only good drainage, but also excellent access of oxygen to the roots of the tree, and also will not allow it to freeze during frosts.