Planting apple trees in autumn: tips for gardeners

Beginners are always interested in when planting apples: in autumn or spring. What are the techniques for the tree to grow strong and healthy? Usually, apples are planted in early spring, immediately after the onset of thaws, or in the middle of autumn, about a month before the cold hits. The best soil for this tree is deep loam. If it is clay, an experienced gardener usually brings in it compost, peat and coarse sand. All this is necessary to ensure good drainage, as the tree dies if there is a lack of oxygen in the soil. If the land is sandy, then it will need to add a very large amount of peat, humus, clay soil and compost.

Planting of apples in the autumn is made between September 20 and October 15. The pit for the landing is excavated at different distances for each species: for vultures - 5 square meters, for medium-sized ones - 4, for semi-dwarf ones - 3x4 meters, for dwarf ones - 2х3 meters. In depth, it usually reaches seventy centimeters, and in diameter - about a meter. Dig a hole about 7 days before the apple tree is planted. In autumn, its bottom must be loosened to a depth of 20 to 30 centimeters with the help of a shovel or crowbar. After this, various shards or nutshells are thrown at him. Such a method should provide the plant with good drainage.

After such a procedure, a layer of humus is filled in the pit (3 buckets) and various organic and mineral fertilizers are added in the following proportions: 10 tablespoons of ash, 4 tablespoons of potassium sulfate and 1 full glass of superphosphate. After that, everything is shuffled with the help of a shovel, the remaining space is filled with fertile soil without the addition of fertilizers. The full pit under the landing should look like a small mound, in the center of which a stake is usually driven in, towering half a meter above the ground level. Planting an apple tree in autumn is usually done together. One gardener installs the seedling in the very center of the pit, raising it so that the root neck is about 5 centimeters above the base of the soil. The second is that he carefully spreads the rootlets of the plant, trying not to damage them, and falls asleep with the fertile layer of the earth. After that, the soil is carefully trampled, paying special attention to the edges of the pit. To the established cola, the apple tree is tied with a polyethylene twine and watered until the water ceases to freely flow into the ground.

Timing of apple trees requires the strict execution of all instructions. In addition, if you forget about watering or incorrectly choose the soil, a young plant can easily die. Particular attention should be paid to crops planted in the aisles between apple trees. The best choice are peas, radishes, beans, early cabbage, physalis, tomatoes and beans. This is due to the very shallow root system of these plants and their demand for regular care. Taking care of them, the gardener ennobles the soil around the tree, providing him with proper conditions.

It should be remembered that planting an apple tree in autumn means ensuring the top dressing of the plant throughout the winter and covering the seedlings with a layer of mulch. Ideal in this case, the option will be to cover the trunk of the apple tree with a thick layer of coniferous needles. They will provide not only good drainage, but also excellent access of oxygen to the roots of the tree, and also will not allow it to freeze during frosts.