The whitewashing of trees in the garden is not only a decorative measure, as many people who have seen in the whitewashing symbol of the end of the city subbotnik are used to believe. In fact, painting trees is very important for their health.
Why do I need to whitewash tree trunks in the fall?
The bark of a tree is akin to human skin - it protects the inner layers from unfavorable conditions like severe frosts, winds, sun rays, rodents, various pests . So that the bark is not coarse, does not crack, does not exfoliate, so that the teeth of rodents do not infringe on it, and that all the tree remains healthy, it is necessary to whitewash the trunks.
Beginners gardeners may ask: is it necessary to whiten young fruit trees in the fall? In fact, whitewash needs absolutely all trees - both adults and young. It is a mistake to assume that whitewashing of young trees will lead to burns of the bark. Just need to reduce the content of lime in solution by half or replace it with water-based paint or silver biomass.
Young trees, just transplanted from the nursery, whitewashing is simply necessary, especially when the fall planting.
Terms of whitewashing of fruit trees in autumn
So, with the need to whitewash, we decided, now we need to know when to whiten the fruit trees in the fall. In just one year, it is recommended to run trunks three times:
- in the spring - in late February - early March;
- in the summer - approximately in the middle of the season;
- in autumn - the time for whitewashing of trees falls on October-November.
Autumn whitewashing is especially important for trees, as it protects them from frosty February and sunny March. So, on February day, the unbleached barrel under the sun's rays can heat up to + 9 ... 11ºС, and in the tree sap movement will begin. At night, frost will freeze the juice, and
The white trunk will repel the sun's rays and will not warm up to the temperature of awakening. This will protect the tree from frost. Probably, the trees will wake up later than usual and will bloom already after the spring frosts, which often harm the future harvest.
You can blanch the trees not only with lime mortar. It can be water-based or water-dispersive paint, clay, milk, laundry soap, PVA glue can be added to the basic solution. The main thing is that the barrel should be white and could "breathe" while the solution adhered well to the bark and was not washed off for a long time.