Experienced gardeners and especially newcomers often ask themselves the question: when is it better to plant seedlings of trees - in the fall or spring?
Every season has its advantages. But still give more often preference to autumn months:
- During this period, the price of fruit trees is much lower than spring;
- This time of year has more sustainable weather - September with its Babi summer slowly flows into the rainy October, which contributes to the best "survival" seedlings;
- The gardeners of the gardeners are greater than in the spring, and you can make up the new "residents" on the garden and trace more carefully at how the seedlove is taken.
The landing time depends on several factors:
- region of residence;
- weather;
- Type of soil.
Buying a seedling, pay attention to the following:
- It should be without kidneys and leaves. During this period, the seedling is as it were in hibernation and is ready for a transplant to a new place. In the fall of the kidney, this is an extra spending of forces. And the presence of leaves indicates that the tree in the period of vegetation means it is ready to increase. In the fall, this is also nothing. Autumn - preparation for wintering, and for this each plant should have forces: survive the winter with its cold and temperature drops should be able to be able to.
- It is necessary to plant seedlings in 2-3 weeks before the installation of minus temperatures. Check the weather forecast and orient. This time is enough plant to take care of a new place and prepare for wintering.
In the fall, the seedlings of the following trees are better!
- winter-hardy apple and pears;
- Berry shrubs.
Before buying, pay attention to the age of seedling. Optimally, if he is 1-2 years old.
Do not purchase seedlings:
- Southern regions or heat-loving varieties - in the fall they will not have time to take care well. Such trees are better to plant in spring.
- Cook seedlings (plums, cherry, allycha, angle) - they are more demanding of heat, and they simply do not have enough time to get all the useful substances from the soil and save to spring. Residents of the southern regions can be seized in autumn any culture. Their long-term enough warm autumn will give plants everything you need.
- Saplings, poorly carrying transplants - sea buckthorn, raspberry, etc.
The site preparation is from 2 weeks to 2 months. Preferably on the sunny side, from the nearest landing distance should be at least 1.5 m. Consider that the plant will grow.
Landing pit for trees - approximately 1 m in diameter and as much in the depth. For shrubs is allowed less. Pay attention to the root system, it must freely enter the pit.
The upper layer of the Earth is to put down and cover. Drop the pit and fill in humus. Leave in such a form before landing.
Before planting, breaking the ground inside the pit, well. After landing, you need to sprinkle the remaining earth and over to put the top layer of the Earth. Then it is better to shed warm water again.
Organic Fertilizers:
Navigation and ashes mix from the calculation of 1: 2.
Mineral fertilizers:
Superphosphate and sulfate potassium. Strictly follow the instructions.
These types of fertilizers can be mixed - add superphosphate to manure and asha.
If the dates of the landing are missed, and the seedlock has already been purchased, then you can save it until spring. Pick down (roots are stacked in the pit, the seedlove itself is located lying, south branches). Well tolerate winter seedlings in a pit or basement (the roots need to be well closed and sometimes watered). And the snow can serve a seedling of a good storage chamber (remove all the leaves and cut down the trim branches, jam in the pit and sleep well with snow).