The whitewashing of fruit trees in autumn is a necessary condition for a calm wintering and blooming spring

There are agricultural techniques, without which many years of gardener's labor can go wrong. These include caring for the bark, when the harvest is already harvested and the time to prepare for winter. After the trunks and branches have been manually cleaned, the bark has been disinfected and all the wounds on it have been closed, the whitewashing of fruit trees begins in the fall. It is in this order, and they do not start whitewashing until three previous stages have been performed. Why it makes sense - read below.

During the year, three whitewashes are held, two of which are autumn, main (October-November), and spring, repeated (late February-early March) - are mandatory. The third whitewash of fruit trees is performed in the middle of summer; Do it not necessarily, but it is desirable.

In autumn it is necessary to calculate so as to have time to whiten the trees until the day when the daytime temperature is set below zero. The day of whitewashing should be dry and warm. On each tree the trunk, the lower skeletal branches (from a third to a half of their length) and a fork are processed.

The main purpose of whitewash follows from the color of the solution, which covers the tree trunk: the whiter, the better. It protects the tree from sunburn and frost-bitten frost caused by temperature changes. And this protection is necessary both for adult plants and for young seedlings, especially if planted in autumn. After all, in the nursery, where they were grown, you will not get the proper light quenching. Hence the high risk of a sunburn of the bark in the open space of the garden.

It's amazing that there are still people for whom the autumn whitewashing of fruit trees and whitewashing the walls of the house is almost the same thing. But this is far from the case. At the gardener the solution should be homogeneous, dense, similar to cream or sour cream. But it can not be applied to the barrel in a thick layer, otherwise instead of protecting the tree, its health can be worsened. For young seedlings, the concentration of lime in solution should be twice as weak as not to burn them. At the same time, it must be sufficiently water resistant, resistant to peeling and shedding from the trunk, do not drain from it with streams. Otherwise, it is necessary to whitewash the marriage.

The whitewashing of fruit trees in autumn can be carried out with both a purchased and self-prepared mortar. Alternatively, you can use acrylic paint snow-white color.

If the gardener is accustomed to prepare a solution each time with his own hands - that's a good recipe. For 10 liters of water, hydrated lime (2-2.5 kg), copper vitriol (250-300 g), fatty clay (1 kg) are taken. If desired, you can add one or two spades of cow dung. All is thoroughly mixed until a uniform mass is obtained.

The whitewashing of the fruit trees in autumn has a mechanical effect on the bark of the tree , which is stronger the more bumpy and rough the bark. That is why this stage of preparing the garden for the winter is held after the previous three. Smooth bark is easier to whiten, and the consumption of whitewash will decrease, and the time for work will decrease. Otherwise, the unprepared crust will break up, crack and fall behind the wood, the tree will become vulnerable to sunlight, minus temperatures, pests and diseases.

After the whitewashing of the fruit trees in autumn is completed and the horticulturist meticulously checked the quality of the work done by him, he can safely go on vacation. The garden is protected, safely winter and the next year will meet the spring in all its unique blooming beauty.