In Russia half a century ago, cherry was oneof the main fruit species. Her popularity was explained by the ease of reproduction and unpretentiousness. Saplings of cherries grew annually in large quantities. The most famous and popular at that time were such varieties as Lubsky and Vladimirsky. The latter, however, was of low-yielding quality and with small berries. But it was vigorous, and the fruits - dark and delicious. But the Lubskaja cherry belonged to slaboroslyh grades, but differed the big productivity and large berries.
Cherry: diseases and pests
Klyasterosporiasis (holey spotting) -fungal disease. It affects flowers, buds, fruits, shoots, but most of all it is noticeable on the leaves. Affected flowers bloom, and the kidneys die.
Cherry blossom is a disease that manifests itself inend of May. The leaves and fetuses with which black raids occur are affected. This is another of the fungal diseases that suffer from cherry. Diseases and pests mainly affect the leaves, and with scab, they begin to bore, curl up into a tube, then dry up and crumble. To fight at the first sign of the use of funds "Toxin-M", "Kuprozan", copper chlorooxide.
Pests of cherries
This includes: plum moth, cherry and bird cherry weevil, aphids, subcrustal tortillum, hawthorn.
If you are not a supporter of the application of chemistry, thenIt is necessary to attract birds and useful insects into their gardens that will destroy pests. To do this, planted dill, flowers, burdock, dandelions and so on. And for the birds hang out the birdhouses. In the autumn, birds can completely clear your garden of most pests. Also used infusions and decoctions, which are prepared from tomato and potato tops, burdock leaves, onion husks, yarrow, chamomile, dandelion and calendula. It is clear that if folk methods do not help, then only cherries are saved by chemical preparations. Diseases and pests should be destroyed at least 20 days before the harvest is harvested. But it is best to track the first signs of disease and dispense in more natural ways, without exposing the environment to a chemical attack.