Operations carried out in orchards during the autumn season

At the end of autumn, after shedding the leaves of fruit trees, it is necessary to carry out a number of agro-technical operations in the gardens. Thus, pests and fungal spores of various diseases (pathogens) accumulated at the end of the growing season can be found under the bark, at the junctions of branches, under fallen leaves, diseased branches, etc. wintering in places poses a potential threat to next year's crop. The main purpose of agro-technical and chemical operations carried out in late autumn is to protect fruit trees from pests, pathogens, rodents, as well as winter frosts. Bleaching of tree trunks, collection and removal of fallen leaves and dry twigs from the garden, burning, application of superphosphate and potassium fertilizers to trees, spraying of pesticides against diseases and pests, marking of soil circles around the trunk, etc. Such work is carried out in the fall and creates fertile conditions for high-quality, abundant harvest next year.

- Our previous article on bleaching tree trunks provided detailed information.

- As for other operations, for example, in some orchards, the fallen leaves are not removed from the field and buried in the ground. However, it should be borne in mind that many pests overwinter there, laying their larvae on the backs of fallen leaves, and begin to function and multiply as the weather warms. For this reason, it is recommended that leaves and other tree parts that fall to the ground in the fall be removed from the field and burned outside.

- In order to destroy wintering pests and their larvae in the soil, it is necessary to mark the soil circles around the trunks to a depth of 15-20 cm, and in this case the marking should be done carefully so as not to damage the roots of the tree.

- Phosphorus and potassium fertilizers are applied in the gardens to ensure the winter readiness of fruit trees and next year's productivity. A circular trench is dug at a depth of 15-20 cm at a distance of 50-60 cm from the tree trunk, fertilizer is poured into it, the surface is covered with soil and irrigated. Each large apple and pear tree is given 300 grams of superphosphate and 200 grams of potassium sulfate fertilizer. For plum and cherry trees, 3 x.q superphosphate and 2 x.q potassium sulfate fertilizer are mixed in 10 liters of water and poured around the trunk. 4-5 buckets of this solution are poured into each large tree.

- At the end of autumn, after the leaves have completely shed, fruit trees should be sprayed with 3% Bordeaux liquid. Spraying trees with 3 kg of Bordeaux slurry per 100 liters of water is considered to be a preventive measure against the most dangerous diseases such as powdery mildew, powdery mildew, rot and other diseases.

- If, for various reasons, the trunks of trees are not cleaned of old bark and bleached, it is likely that various pests overwinter under the bark. To control these pests, trees should be sprayed with Metatolle oil by adding 2.5 kg per 100 liters of water.

If the above-mentioned agro-technical and chemical operations are carried out, the number of diseases and pests will be sharply reduced during the growing season next year, which will increase both productivity and garden income.

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