Features watering apricot

Apricot is a branchy tree similar to a bush with a strong trunk. Its fruits are used in confectionery production and cosmetology. They are useful to people suffering from various diseases of the esophagus, in addition, they are used as a good antipyretic agent. Apricot has a high yield. Care of him and his seedlings is simple, but requires proper watering.

Apricot is a southern tree and is characterized by a high degree of resistance to high natural temperatures while maintaining soil moisture. Older trees withstand more drought than seedlings or young trees, which determines the timing of their watering. The need for watering apricot depends on the following factors:

• age of apricot;
• degree of soil moisture;
• climatic conditions;
• period of growth.

After planting, the young tree must be poured abundantly with water, which is caused by the need not only to saturate the root system with water, but also to compact the soil at the base of the trunk. For the best effect, watering should be done several times in small doses, allowing the water to be fully absorbed into the soil around the root system. For one seedling one or two buckets of water are enough. Sapling must be watered during the summer and autumn with no rain once a week. In dry periods, more often, but it depends on the state of soil moisture.

In annual plants, the amount of watering is reduced. During this period, the first watering is made with the beginning of flowering. Subsequent watering is carried out depending on soil moisture. In case of excessive watering, the root system of the tree may rot and the leaves on its branches will begin to dry out. To eliminate this disease, it is necessary to loosen the soil at the base of the root of the tree, thereby increasing the flow of air to its roots.

Due to the root system penetrating deep into the soil, trees of this age do not need frequent watering. At this age, apricot with a moderate degree of precipitation and sufficient soil moisture is enough, and four irrigations, namely:

• in April - during the growth of young shoots;
• in May - during flowering and always after it;
• at the beginning of June - two weeks before the ripening of the fruit, which will help ensure the achievement of the greatest size of the fruit; it must be remembered that the apricot does not tolerate sharp contrasts during the ripening of fruits, if the watering time is missed, then it is better not to water it during the ripening of the fruits, otherwise you can lose the entire crop;
• in October - to ensure a comfortable wintering, this watering can reach six buckets of water, although the volume of water required depends on the state of soil moisture; too much moisture in the soil can destroy the root system of the tree.

Properly and timely irrigation of apricot is crucial for its growth and fruiting. Low soil moisture will not ensure the development of seedlings and the growth of the tree, leading to its drying and death. A large amount of moisture has a negative effect on the root system. The lack of watering the apricot in spring will affect the quality of its fruits and the amount of fruiting. To determine the degree of impregnation of soil with water, you must perform the following steps:

• dig a hole between the rows of trees wide on a spade bayonet and up to 40 cm deep;
• mix the excavated earth;
• take a fistful of earth in your palm and squeeze it;
• if the earth is held together in a dense lump and does not fall apart, this means that the soil is sufficiently saturated with moisture and does not need additional watering.

The timeliness of soil moistening must be monitored, since large changes in moisture have a bad effect on the passage of plant metabolic processes. Frequent watering of seedlings can lead to late ripening and decrease in yield.

To moisten the soil in the gardens are four ways of watering.

• Using fissures. In this case, a deep furrow is dug between the rows of trees. If watering is necessary, it is filled with water. It is desirable that the furrow be the same depth throughout its length, which will ensure uniform distribution of moisture in the soil of the garden.
• When using holes near each trunk, a recess is dug. The older the tree, the deeper the fossa. In this case, you must not forget that the apricot has a branched surface root system and can be damaged when creating the hole. Fertilizers are poured into the formed pits, which are then saturated with water as it is absorbed by the soil.
• Irrigation system It is created throughout the garden or in its individual sections by creating plastic or metal pipelines in which small holes are made. Water through such pipelines is supplied under pressure or gravity. When using this method, you must be extremely careful during the flowering period, so as not to knock the pollen from the flowers.
• General flooding or watering the entire area - This is the most imperfect and most uneconomical way, but it is often practiced, because it does not require additional labor and economic costs. This method does not guarantee uniform moisture to the root system of all trees.

To apricot brought a good harvest, it must be properly circumvented in the spring.

It is produced during the warm time of the day or night. Depending on the required height of the plant, the corresponding tree is selected. Inoculation on the plum provides the growth of a high stem of the plant. Inoculation on the plum is responsible for the formation of a tree of medium height. Vaccination of thorns on the bushes ensures the growth of small trees.

Spring transplantation is carried out before the buds swell, which ensures timely adaptation of the tree before the beginning of the active process of spring development. It is desirable to save on the root system of the land where it originated. Transplantation is desirable to produce before the seedlings reach three years of age. After transplantation, the tree needs to be fed and shortened all side branches to 1/3 of their length.

In order to prevent apricot disease, it is necessary to carry out its treatment in a timely manner against fungal diseases and pests. Diseases of apricot are described in books on gardening and in many articles on Internet sites. The first thing that needs to be done is to whitewash the stem of the plant with a special solution in the first ten days of April - two hundred grams of copper sulphate and one kilogram of lime per eight liters of water.

Spraying against infections and pests should be carried out before the buds swell, during the formation of inflorescences and after the flowering of the tree. Protective compositions of domestic production can be purchased in specialized stores.

Fertilize plants can be after two years of their determination to a permanent place. Apricot feeding is carried out in the following periods:

• sap flow;
• flowering
• after dropping flowers.

In the initial period it is recommended to use fertilizers of organic origin.In subsequent periods, the chemical compositions of baits are used. For five-year-old trees, the amount of fertilizer applied is increased by 1/3. It must be remembered that fertilizers are applied only on moist soil. Their late introduction does not allow young shoots to form in time and prepare for winter. The large use of mineral fertilizers leads to an increase in salt in the soil, which adversely affects the development of wood. The lack of regular pruning will expose the lower branches of the fruit.

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