If there are fruit trees in your garden, then you probably know how important it is to care for them. If you want to annually receive an excellent harvest of apples , pears, peaches, plums, etc., they must be taken care of: water, cut and, of course, sprinkle. It is about spraying fruit trees in the fall and this article will tell you.
Timing of spraying fruit trees in autumn
With the advent of autumn, every owner of the garden plot thinks about the time to prepare his plants for the onset of cold weather. It is at this time, from September to November, and all the main garden work is carried out. In the autumn, trees are sprayed from pests and diseases. This method will help your green "pets" to winter with the least loss.
All planned sprayings are usually carried out on schedule, with the last treatment in the season usually occurring in November.
Do not treat the concentrated solutions of trees with not fallen leaves. In September, they have not yet entered a period of rest, and aggressive treatment with chemicals can cause a burn of leaves, resulting in fruit trees and shrubs will be weakened and may die in the winter.
And immediately before the onset of cold weather, in the middle or late November, experts recommend spraying with pesticides if you use them in your practice. Also in November, potash and phosphorus fertilizers are used.
Also keep in mind that the timeframes need to be guided by planned treatments. If you find signs of fungal diseases on your trees or pests appear in the garden, you need to take measures immediately, without waiting for the disease to spread to healthy plants.
How to spray trees and shrubs in the fall?
First of all, you need to wait for windless dry weather. Do not carry out treatment before the rain, because it can wash away the solution, and then the trees will remain unprotected.
So, arm yourself with a sprayer, protective clothing and a respirator, and proceed with the procedure. High branches are easy to handle with the telescopic handle, which is available in many modern models of garden sprayers.
Spraying trees in autumn from pests can be carried out with such solutions:
- Iron vitriol is used for the prevention of diseases such as scab, moniliosis, various types of spotting stone and pomegranate crops, as well as grapes. Sprinkle them with trees only after a complete fall of leaves;
- Urea is needed to control pests (aphids, honeycomb, apple blossom, caterpillar leafworm). Additional efficiency is given to the treatment with urea together with some fungicide;
- diluted in water, diesel, mixed with lime milk, clay or laundry soap, will help kill the maximum number of larvae in the tree bark. The fact is that this oil product forms on the surface of the crust the thinnest film that does not allow the pest larvae to breathe;
- urea will protect the planting from aphids - the most common pest of our gardens. This substance is used for both spring and autumn spraying, but here it is important to remember that in autumn it is necessary to wait
full fall foliage.
Spraying branches and tree trunks, do not forget to treat the soil around them, especially if there is an infection in the garden. This will help kill harmful microorganisms, which otherwise can overwinter on the ground or fallen leaves, and with the advent of spring again attack your plants.
In addition to spraying, caring for trees in the fall, in October, includes whitewashing of tree trimmings with lime. Young seedlings are covered with chalky mortar, and from rodents saves in the form of burlap, mats or old stockings.