There are agrotechnical methods, without which they cango down the drain perennial labors of the gardener. These include caring for bark, when the harvest is already gathered and the time to prepare for winter. After the trunks and branches have been manually cleaned, the bark has been disinfected and all wounds on it have been repaired, whitewashing of fruit trees begins in the fall. It is in this order, and whitewashing is not started until they complete the three previous stages. Why it makes sense - read below.
Three whitewashes are held throughout the year, two ofwhich - autumn, main (October-November), and spring, repeated (end of February - beginning of March) - are mandatory. The third whitewash of fruit trees is performed in the middle of summer; do it is not necessary, but desirable.
In the autumn you need to calculate so that you have time.whitewash the trees until the day when the daytime temperature is below zero. The day of whitewashing should be dry and warm. On each tree, the trunk is processed, the lower skeletal branches (from a third to half of their length) and a fork.
The main purpose of whitewashing comes from the color of the solution,which covered the tree trunk: the whiter - the better. It is protection of a tree against sunburns and frost cramps caused by temperature drops. Moreover, this protection is necessary for both adult plants and young seedlings, especially if they are planted in the fall. After all, in the nursery where they were grown, you will not receive the proper light hardening. Hence the high risk of sunburn from the bark in the open space of the garden.
It's amazing that there are still people forwhich autumn whitewashing of fruit trees and whitewashing the walls of the house - almost the same. But this is far from the case. At the gardener the solution should be uniform, thick, similar to cream or sour cream. But it can not be applied to the trunk with a thick layer, otherwise, instead of protecting the tree, you can deteriorate its health. For young seedlings, the concentration of lime in the solution should be twice as weak as not to burn them. At the same time, it should be sufficiently waterproof, resistant to flaking and shedding from the trunk, not flow from it in streams. Otherwise you will have to re-marriage.
Whitewashing of fruit trees in the fall can be carried out both purchased and independently prepared solution. Alternatively, you can use acrylic paint snow white.
If the gardener is used every time with his own handsto prepare a solution is a good recipe. Slaked lime (2-2.5 kg), blue vitriol (250-300 g), oily clay (1 kg) are taken on 10 l of water. Optionally, you can add one or two shovels of cow manure. Everything is thoroughly mixed until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
Whitewashing of fruit trees in the autumn has onthe bark of a tree is a mechanical impact, which is all the stronger than the rough and rough bark. That is why this stage of preparing the garden for winter is carried out after the previous three. Smooth bark is easier to whiten, and the whitewash consumption will decrease, and the time for work will be reduced. Otherwise, the unprepared bark will stratify, crack and lag behind the wood, the tree will become vulnerable to sunlight, freezing temperatures, pests and diseases.
After whitewashing fruit trees in the fallcompleted and the gardener meticulously checked the quality of the work done by him, he can safely go on holiday. The garden is protected, safely overwintering and the next year will meet spring in all its unique blooming beauty.
