rpc garden soil is ideal for all fruit trees and berry bushes. The following crops are considered the most productive varieties for an orchard:
Fruit trees are placed freely on the site to create the necessary conditions for their growth.
If the area is small, it is necessary to plant crops individually in a checkerboard, rectangular pattern. The space between the trees is given to primroses: muscari, daffodils, hyacinths, tulips. Shade-tolerant irises, variegated hostas, ferns, rhubarb develop well under the canopy of trees, and daylilies hide from the midday heat.
Fruit crops with stone fruits: cherries, cherries, plums are planted in the spring, with pome fruits: apple trees, pears – in the fall.
To begin with, prepare a cubic-shaped planting hole 60 cm deep. When planting mature trees, the size of the hole increases in proportion to the earthen ball with the root system.
All crops, regardless of type, grow well in permeable, fertile, slightly alkaline soils.
The Apple tree is quite easy to care for. A moderate amount of sunny days and not too frequent watering are quite enough for her. Fruit apple trees begin to bear fruit at 3-5 years of age and continue to bear fruit until 35-45 years of age.
Apple tree varieties are selected according to frost resistance and ripening period. The most popular varieties that are suitable for cultivation in most regions of Russia:
After the apple tree, thepearis the most common fruit tree.
The pear is less winter-hardy than the apple tree; it does not tolerate low temperatures and especially suffers during spring and autumn weather disasters. It requires good sunlight and fertile soil. The place for pear plantings should not be shaded or suffer from excess moisture. Pears are most often grown in the southern regions of Russia.
Pears should not be planted in the middle of the garden plot, but in the outermost rows to provide them with plenty of light and a constant flow of fresh air. The tree trunk circle must be regularly cleared of weeds. For the winter, pear trees need to be wrapped in burlap or covering material, treated with anti-rodent drugs. First year pears should be watered once a week. Mature trees are watered once or twice a month, but more abundantly. After watering, the soil should be loosened.
Plum – does not differ in large size, often it is a small tree or bush. Plum is demanding of heat and moisture; depending on the variety, it begins to bear fruit in the third or seventh year after planting.
Plum is characterized by early fruiting, high yield and adapts well to various climatic conditions. Its lifespan varies from 15 to 60 years.
It is best to plant plums in the spring, since due to the peculiarities of their development, during autumn planting, the plum often does not have time to take root and may die.
The optimal amount of moisture for plums is considered to be when the soil is saturated with water to a depth of at least 40 cm. During the growing season, the soil should be moistened 3-5 times, depending on weather conditions. Up to 5 buckets of water are poured under young plums, and up to 10 buckets at a time under fruiting plums. In autumn, plums should be watered generously. Pruning of plum trees is usually done in the second year after planting, and a sparsely tiered crown is formed.
