GARDEN ON A TRELLE: THE AREA IS SMALLER AND THE YIELD IS MORE! Traditionally, our summer residents grow cucumbers, berries or ornamental shrubs on trellises. But in some countries, fruit orchards have been successfully planted this way for several centuries! What is the essence of this unusual method? Is it possible to grow a healthy tree on a trellis? ADVANTAGES OF THE TELESELLER METHOD OF GROWING TREES 1. Ideal for...
With my own hands - read more ... Garden on a trellis - subtleties of shaping and pruning, types of supportsTREE GRACING: NOT WORK, BUT FUN! This procedure, necessary in the garden, scares many (both experienced and not so experienced) gardeners - grafting. How many disappointments are associated with it! But this is only at first, because it’s not in vain that they say: the eyes are afraid, but the hands do the work. One of the most common methods of grafting is in splits. I inserted a scion (annual branches not thick...
With my own hands - read more ... Do-it-yourself eye grafting in AugustHOW TO PRUNCE AN APPLE TREE IN THE 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD AND 4TH YEARS Pruning an apple tree in the first year Regardless of planting time, start pruning in early spring. Shorten the seedling to 70 cm from the soil level. This cut (it must be done above a developed bud) stimulates the formation of skeletal branches. They will develop by autumn. Pruning an apple tree in the second year...
With my own hands - read more ... Apple tree: pruning stages by yearSECRETS OF AUTUMN CUTTINGS Did you know that perennials can be propagated half a day in the fall, when their dormant period begins? This is the right time for cuttings from woody shoots of many ornamental shrubs and trees. Candidate of Biological Sciences Lyudmila ULEISKAYA (Yalta) talks about the intricacies of this method. Cuttings are cut when the plant has already lost its leaves. The lower cut is made under a sharp...
With my own hands - read more ... Cuttings of plants in the fall - how to do it correctly and when to start?SHOULD YOU PRUNE YOUR GARDEN IN AUTUMN OR NOT? Both in books and on the Internet there are persistent recommendations to prune fruit trees in the fall, in October-November. Indeed, as summer residents write, not everyone manages to get to the site in the spring at the time when pruning needs to be done - before the buds open. Such gardeners carry out autumn pruning and are satisfied with the result. However, how...
With my own hands - read more ... The subtleties of autumn garden pruning – what to thin out and what not to thin out?