Peach (lat. Prunus persica)- a plant of the subgenus Almond of the Pink family. Where the plant came from, there is no reliable data. In any case, it is known that the peach of David grows in the nature of Northern China, which is a wild-growing form of the common peach. In culture, the tree is cultivated in warm regions, and China is the champion in the industrial cultivation of peaches.
Planting and caring for a peach (in brief)
- Landing: in areas with a cool climate - in the spring (before the start of sap flow), in warm regions - both in spring and autumn.
- Bloom: from mid-April.
- Lighting: bright sun.
- The soil: any well-drained.
- Watering: early varieties- an average of 2-3 times per season, late - 5-6 times. Water consumption - from 2 to 5 buckets per tree, depending on age and size. Water the peaches early in the morning or in the evening. The first watering - in late May or early June, the second - in the first half of July, the third - in the first half of August. The soil is saturated with water to a depth of 60-70 cm. For fruit quality, watering is important 3-4 weeks before harvesting: depending on the age of the tree, water consumption is from 30 to 60 liters. The next watering - only after harvest. The last watering is winter, October. Water consumption for water-charging irrigation - 90-100 liters per m² of the near-stem circle.
- Top dressing: poor soils are fed annually with both organic matter and mineral fertilizers; organic fertilizers are applied to fertile soil once every 2-3 years.
- Pruning: sanitary and formative - in the spring, between the beginning of sap flow and peach blossom. In autumn - pruning for sanitary purposes.
- Reproduction: seeds, grafting, cuttings.
- Pests: plum and oriental codling moths, aphids, scale insects, striped moths, flower beetles, fruit and mining moths, spider mites.
- Diseases: clasterosporiasis, moniliosis, powdery mildew, leaf curl, coccomycosis, scab, fruit and gray rot, cytosporosis, milky sheen, gum disease, verticillosis, homosis (mushroom burn).
Read more about growing peaches below.
Peach tree - description
The root system of peach is located close to the surface - only at a depth of 20-50 cm. Peach trees reach an average height of 4 m, and their crown can grow up to 6 m in diameter. Peach leaves are lanceolate, finely serrated at the edges. The flowers are pink or red, almost sessile, and open in mid or late April, before the leaves appear on the peach, so from afar, peach blossoms resemble sakura. The fruit of the peach, usually velvety, may be flat, round or oblong-elliptical with a groove on one side. The fruit bone is wrinkled, furrowed, with a pointed apex.
Peach trees enter fruiting after 2-4 years from the moment of planting, the fruiting period lasts 10-15 years. Peach, just like mangoes and oranges, is one of the most delicious fruits with the finest aroma and refreshing taste. It is related to such fruit trees as almond, from which it differs only in fruits, apricot, shadberry, quince, chokeberry, plum, mountain ash, hawthorn, wild rose, cotoneaster, apple tree, pear and medlar. We offer you carefully selected material on how to grow a peach in your garden and how to properly care for a peach, how to treat a peach from pests and diseases, how to fertilize a peach throughout the season and how to plant a peach if you have a desire to propagate it .
Planting a peach
When to plant a peach
Peach planting time depends on the climatic features of your area. The further south you live, the more appropriate it will be to plant a peach in the fall. In the northern regions, plant seedlings in open ground better in spring so that during the spring-summer season the trees are well rooted and have time to grow. The conditions of the middle lane make both spring and autumn peach planting possible, but it is better to give preference to the latter.
For peach, choose an elevated and protected from the wind, but sunny place on the south side of the site. large trees, shrubs and buildings should not cover the seedling from the sun. Keep the peach at least 3 m away from other plants. Do not plant a peach where strawberries, alfalfa, clover, nightshade and melons grew before it, as it can become ill with verticillium. After these plants, peach can be planted on the site only after 3-4 years.
Planting a peach in spring
A pit for a seedling must be dug in advance - the more time passes from digging a pit to planting a tree, the better the soil will be. If you are going to plant a peach in the spring, prepare a hole for it in the fall, six months before planting. The depth of the pit depends on the size of the root system, but, as a rule, a hole for a seedling is dug with a diameter of 50-70 cm, and its depth should be the same. A strong long peg of such length is driven into the bottom of the pit in the center so that it protrudes at least half a meter above the surface.
If the soil on the site is poor, the top layer of the soil taken out of the pit is mixed with rotted manure, humus or compost in the amount of 5-8 kg, 200-300 g of wood ash, 50 g of superphosphate, 50 g of potassium chloride are added and carefully mix everything. Only mineral fertilizers and ash are added to fertile soil. The soil with additives is poured into a hill in the center of the pit.
When buying seedlings, you should ask how they are adapted to the area in which they will grow. Make sure that the place where the scion grows together with the stock is smooth, without sagging. The peach bark and its root system must also be healthy - pinch off a piece of bark: its underside should not be brown, but green. Carefully inspect the roots of the seedling and make sure they are not overdried or rotting. Best of all take root in open ground annual peach seedlings.
The tree is placed on a mound in the center of the pit, its roots are carefully straightened and the foundation pit is covered with soil. As a result, the grafting site should be a few centimeters above the surface of the site. The soil is trampled down from the edges of the near-stem circle to the trunk, then the seedling is watered with two or three buckets of water. When the water is absorbed and the earth settles, tie the tree to a peg, and mulch the near-stem circle with a layer of manure 8-10 cm thick. Make sure that the mulch does not come into contact with the trunk of the seedling.
Planting a peach in autumn
Pit under the seedling the day before autumn planting they dig out at least 2-3 weeks in advance, but in the fall only ash and mineral fertilizers are mixed with the soil. The soil with fertilizers, as well as during spring planting, is poured into a hill in the center of the pit around the peg. A peach is planted in autumn in the same way as in spring, but after planting and watering the seedling, when the soil dries, the tree is spudded to a height of 20-30 cm, and on the eve of the onset of cold weather, the peach trunk is wrapped in burlap, making holes in it from the south side for ventilation.
peach care
Peach care in spring
Peach care begins in mid-April: the first procedure is the processing of a tree along swelling buds from codling moth, aphids and other pests. Then you have to treat the peach with a three percent Bordeaux liquid from fungi. On a pink bud, a peach is pruned for replacement and fungal treatment with preparations that replace Bordeaux liquid, since it is impossible to spray a peach with copper-containing preparations during the active growing season.
After flowering, a combined treatment of trees from pests and diseases is carried out.
If the winter was snowless and the spring dry, do not forget to water the peach in May.
Summer peach care
After the excess ovary is shed from the tree, distribute the load of fruits on the tree: on each fruit-bearing shoot, leave so many fruits that there is one ovary per 8-10 cm in length, remove the rest of the fruits. Monitor the condition of the soil in the trunk circle - loosen the soil and remove weeds. A peach needs watering in the summer, especially when a prolonged heat sets in, but first wait for the stone to harden, otherwise the fruits will begin to crack. In order not to lose the crop, treat the tree from diseases and pests.
Before harvesting the fruits, it is advisable to carry out 2-3 foliar top dressings of peach with potash fertilizers to increase sugar in the fruits, which can be combined with pest and powdery mildew treatment. Not later than a month before harvesting, peach watering is carried out - this will increase the fruit in size by a third.
Autumn peach care
Peach lays and forms flower buds in August and September, and their winter hardiness directly depends on the amount of moisture in the ground, which is why peach watering is so important, which is carried out during these periods.
If you notice that your tree is often affected by fungal diseases, as a preventive measure in October, when the leaves begin to change color, treat the peach with a three percent Bordeaux liquid, and after leaf fall - with a one percent solution blue vitriol or seven percent urea solution.
In autumn, organic and mineral fertilizers are embedded in the soil of the trunk circle, which should be enough for the tree until spring.
Watering peach
The number of waterings during the growing season depends on weather conditions, but on average, early varieties of peach are watered 2-3 times per season, and late ones - 5-6 times. From 2 to 5 buckets of water are spent per session per tree. Watering is carried out in the early morning or evening. The first time a peach is watered in early June, and if the winter was without snow and the spring without rain, then it is better to water the plant at the end of May. The next watering is carried out in the first half of July, and the third - in the first half of August. Try to wet the soil to the depth of the roots - 60-70 cm.
It is very important to irrigate 3-4 weeks before harvesting, which will allow the fruits to grow in mass. The amount of water for each m² of the near-stem circle is 30-60 liters, depending on the age of the tree. After that, the peach cannot be watered until harvest, otherwise its fruits will become watery and lose their sugar content.
No less important is the winter watering of peach, which saturates the soil with moisture and increases the winter hardiness of the tree. Water consumption for water-charging irrigation is 90-100 liters per m² of the near-stem circle.
Peach dressing
Growing peach involves the annual application of fertilizers to the soil. The amount and composition of fertilizing depends on the quality of the soil. For example, poor soils require annual application and mineral fertilizers, and organics, and organic fertilizers are applied to fertile soils once every 2-3 years. In conditions where you have to water the peach often, the amount of fertilizer applied is increased, since they are washed out during irrigation.
First spring dressing peach on still dormant buds, the tree can be treated with a 7% solution of urea: this measure will provide the plant with nitrogen and, moreover, will destroy pathogens and insect pests that hibernate in cracks in the bark and in top layer soil. Before processing a peach, make sure the buds on the trees are still dormant, otherwise the urea will burn them. If you are late and the buds begin to bloom, instead of working on the leaves, dig the soil in the peach tree trunks while adding 70 g of ammonium nitrate and 50 g of urea per m² of the tree trunk under the young trees. The older the tree, the more fertilizer is needed per unit area: every 2-3 years, the dose of each fertilizer is increased by 15-20 g.
In the summer, it is better to fertilize in a foliar way. How to feed a peach during the period of growth and ripening of fruits? The culture responds well to such a fertilizer composition: 100-150 g of an aqueous extract of superphosphate, 50-60 g of ammonium nitrate or 30-50 g of urea, 50-80 g of ammonium sulfate and 30-60 g of calcium chloride or 50-70 g of potassium sulfate, 15 g of manganese and 10 g of borax, dissolved in 10 liters of water. If the fruits on the peach are already ripening, exclude the nitrogen component and borax from this composition.
To achieve a more intense color and increase the sugar content of fruits in the phase of their ripening, foliar top dressing of peach is carried out with a solution of 30 g of potassium salt or potassium sulfate in 10 liters of water.
In the fall, 40 g of superphosphate and 50 g of calcium chloride per m² are added to the soil for digging the trunk circle. Once every 2-3 years in the fall, organic fertilizers are added to the soil - humus or compost, but instead, green manure can be grown in the aisles - oil radish, rape, lupine or rapeseed.
Wintering peach
The peach is a thermophilic plant, and for the winter it needs to be covered: next to the trunk, two pegs are driven into the ground as tall as a tree stem and the trunk and pegs are wrapped in a bag of sugar. You can make a cardboard box around the barrel and wrap it with a film. If your winters are not too cold, spud the peach trunk with earth to a height of 50-60 cm. The trunk circle for the winter is mulched with a layer of peat or humus 10-15 cm thick.
peach pruning
When to prune a peach
The best time to prune a peach is the two to three week period between the start of sap flow and the start of flowering. The easiest way for a plant to tolerate a haircut is from the beginning of the appearance of rose buds to the beginning of their opening - this is a period of time of about a week. At this time, the risk of peach infection with cytosporosis is minimal. After harvesting, sanitary pruning of the tree should be carried out.
The formation of a peach must begin from the first year of growth, and the formation will be completed only after four years. How necessary is shaping pruning? Firstly, it regulates the balance between the crown and the root system of the plant. Secondly, it allows you to maintain the health of the tree in good condition. Thirdly, it contributes to the earlier entry into fruiting of the peach, and also provides you with convenience when harvesting.
How to trim a peach
Peaches different ages cut differently. The crown of the tree is usually formed in the form of a bowl. How it's done? In the year of planting, the seedling guide is cut at a height of 60-70 cm. The peach branch located above all should have a wide angle of departure. Select two more growths a little lower, located at the same angle, and cut all three branches up to 10 cm into the outer buds. Cut off the rest of the shoots located on the stem and conductor immediately after the buds open.
On the skeletal branches of trees of the second year of life, it is important to maintain an optimal slope. Extension growths are shortened to 60-70 cm. Strong upper and lower growths are removed, lateral growths are thinned out, and those that remain are shortened by two buds.
On the upper skeletal branch of trees of the third year of life, two powerful branches of the second order are selected and cut off to 60 cm from the bifurcation of the main branch. The part of the conductor that rises above the upper branch is cut off. The upper and lower sides of the skeletal branches are freed from powerful growths. Annual growths that have reached 80 cm in length are cut into two buds to form a fruit link. The lower shoot is cut to 50 cm. On the branches shortened last year by two buds, the growths growing upwards are shortened for fruiting, and the lower ones by two buds. Next year, fruit links will be formed from them.
In the fourth year of a peach's life, two successful third-order branches are selected on the second-order branches of the skeletal branches and shortened by a third of the original length. On the branches of the second order, the formation of fruit links is completed, and the growths on the branches of the third order are thinned out and some are cut short - into two buds, and the rest are not touched to use them as non-permanent fruit-bearing branches. On the fruiting links of the first order, the non-fruiting parts are removed. The branches of the lower growth, cut short last year, are cut into two buds located below. On the upper growths, 7-8 groups of buds are removed to stimulate future fruiting.
peach pruning in spring
Formative pruning, which we told you about, is carried out in the spring in order to give the crown a cupped shape that is convenient for peach care and harvesting. But peach pruning also has sanitary purposes: after spring, frozen, diseased or damaged branches can be found on the tree, which must be removed. After pruning, treat the cuts with garden pitch.
pruning peach in autumn
In autumn, trees are prepared for winter: they carefully cut off old, diseased, dry and damaged branches during harvesting, as well as those that grow inside the crown, thickening it: the tree should expend energy and nutrition only on healthy branches and shoots, which next year will give a harvest. Formative pruning is not done in the fall; there will be time for this in the spring.
In summer, a fruiting peach is not pruned unnecessarily.
Peach breeding
How to propagate a peach
Peaches are propagated by seed, grafting and cuttings. It is possible to grow own-rooted peaches from cuttings only in horticultural conditions, since it is very difficult for an amateur to create the conditions necessary for rooting cuttings.
Growing a peach from seed has some drawbacks: a plant grown from seed may not inherit the characteristics of the mother tree. In addition, finding good seed is not so easy: shops and supermarkets usually sell peaches from the stone of which it is difficult to grow something, and market peaches do not always meet the required requirements. It is best to take seed from the owners of healthy zoned peach trees, and then all that remains is to meticulously follow the instructions developed by specialists for growing peach from the stone.
There are also disadvantages to the method of propagating peach by grafting. First, it is not easy to acquire correct rootstock, and if you grow it yourself, it will take at least a year. Secondly, it is necessary that there is compatibility between the tissues of the scion and the rootstock, otherwise they will not grow together. Thirdly, you need to meticulously follow the instructions, otherwise the slightest mistake can negate all your efforts.
Propagation of peach seeds
Seed propagation of peach, in addition to disadvantages, has undoubted advantages:
- own-rooted seedlings grown from seed live twice as long as grafted peaches;
- they are more resistant to drought, cold, gum disease and other diseases;
- in some cases, own-rooted seedlings surpass their parents in many characteristics.
If you are full of desire to grow a peach from a seed, we are ready to tell you how to do it right.
Find a site for future peaches located no closer than 3-4 m from any mature trees, large bushes and premises. The place should be sunny, but at the same time protected from cold winter winds. Planting is best done in October or November, so that the seeds in the ground undergo natural stratification over the winter.
Before planting, the seeds are not soaked, on the contrary, they are dried in the shade and, carefully opened, the kernels are removed from them. A trench is dug at the site, filled with fertile loose soil, into which peach seeds are planted every 25-30 cm to a depth of 5-6 cm. After planting, the seeds are covered and watered. Do not panic if you do not see shoots for a long time: first a root will develop from the seed, and only then a sprout will appear. That is why the soil in the trench is filled with soft and loose. At first, the site is watered daily. When shoots appear in the spring, they are fed with a weak solution of humus, and the seedlings are also treated on the leaves with Ridomil or Thiovit preparations - also of low concentration.
Peach seedlings are transplanted three times. The first time a peach, along with an earthy clod, needs to be dug up when it has 8-10 leaves. The central root of the seedling is carefully cut 6 cm below the root collar, then the seedling is planted in its original place, after which the soil is compacted and watered around it.
The second transplant is carried out when the peaches reach a height of 90-100 cm. They do this in the spring, before the start of sap flow: the seedlings are dug around the perimeter at a distance of 25-30 cm from the stems and, taking them out together with an earthen clod, transplanted, swapping with each other.
The third time the peaches, when they are old enough and strong enough, are transplanted to permanent place.
peach grafting
Peach is a crop with limited winter hardiness, but it tolerates drought very well - this is one of its indisputable advantages. You can graft a varietal peach using an apricot, plum, almond or quince seedling as a rootstock. The technology of grafting on any of these rootstocks is the same: you should prepare a cutting of the variety you need in advance and graft it on an annual or two year old seedling one of the above crops.
Harvest cuttings at the end of autumn before the start of frost, store them in the cellar or in the garden, covering warm material, and on top, falling asleep with a layer sawdust 20 cm thick. As soon as it gets warmer, the cuttings are transferred to vegetable box refrigerator. Vaccination is carried out in the spring, after the start of sap flow.
As a rootstock, you can use both peach seedlings grown from seed and wild game of the crops listed by us, the thickness of which is at least 1.5 cm. The stock is cut to the desired height, it is checked that the bark is smooth and without buds. The methods of grafting, depending on whether the thickness of the scion coincides with the thickness of the stock, can be as follows: by a kidney, a cutting or a split.
peach diseases
Peach diseases and pests can greatly complicate the life of both him and you. Peach diseases are innumerable - this is one of the shortcomings of the culture. Let's talk about those diseases that are most common and are the most dangerous for the plant.
Clusterosporiasis- the most harmful fungal disease peach, which also affects nectarine. All the ground organs of the tree suffer from this disease. Light brown spots with a raspberry or dirty red border appear on the leaves, the tissue inside the spots dries up, dies and falls out, leaving holes, which is why klesterosporiosis is often called perforated spotting. The bark of young shoots of annual seedlings is covered with orange varnished spots, which spread in length along the fibers, the bark cracks, and gum is released from the cracks. The affected shoots die off, the peach dries.
Leaf curl. This is perhaps the most dangerous disease for peach, which most often occurs in a long and damp spring. The leaves of a diseased tree are covered with reddish swellings, their surface becomes uneven, wavy, they swell, a white coating leaves turn brown and fall off. The shoots become bare, acquiring the appearance of a lion's tail with leaves instead of a tassel at the end, bend, thicken and turn yellow. If you do not fight curly, the peach will begin to lag behind in development and eventually die.
powdery mildew forms a white felt coating on the underside of the leaves, the upper part of the shoots of the current year and fruits. Shoots begin to lag behind in growth, deform, partially die off. The first symptoms of the disease appear from late April to mid-May, and the disease reaches its maximum development in the very heat - in the middle of summer.
Moniliosis stone fruits - a common disease from which shoots and individual branches dry out, appear and grow on peach fruits dark spots, the flesh of the fruit becomes brown, rotten peaches wrinkle and dry. A healthy fetus can become infected with moniliosis from a sick person.
peach processing
Peach treatment for kleasterosporiosis is carried out for the first time with copper chloride or Meteor during the swelling of the kidneys, but you need to have time to carry it out before they begin to open. The following treatments are carried out before and after flowering with Horus or Topsin M preparations in accordance with the instructions. In the spring, before flowering, it is necessary to cut off all the affected branches and shoots, treating the sections with an eight percent solution of lime with the addition of a two percent solution of iron or copper sulfate, after which the sections must be covered with garden pitch.
If you have determined that the peach is affected by curl, after harvesting, when the leaf fall begins, treat the tree with copper oxychloride or Meteor. In early spring and during the beginning of the appearance of pink buds, peach is treated with the same copper-containing preparations that can be replaced with Horus or Skor with the addition of Delan. Sick leaves and shoots are cut and burned before sporulation begins.
To protect against powdery mildew, peach at the end of flowering is treated with Topaz, Topsin M, Skor, Vectra or Strobi. As preventive measures very important spring and autumn pruning shoots affected by the disease with their subsequent burning, collection and destruction of fallen leaves and fruits and digging of the soil in tree trunks.
From moniliosis, the peach will have to be treated three times: with Horus before flowering, in the rosebud phase, with Topaz after flowering and Topsin two weeks after the second treatment. The areas damaged by the disease are cut off and destroyed.
In addition to the diseases described, the peach can suffer from coccomycosis, scab, fruit or gray rot, cytosporosis, milky sheen, gum disease, verticillosis, homosis or fungal burn.
Peach pests
Eastern And plum codling moth- butterflies of small sizes, using peach to feed their offspring and as a place for wintering. Butterfly caterpillars eat young peach shoots, adults feed on the seeds of its fruits. Insects spend the winter cold in cocoons in cracks in the peach bark or under fallen leaves in the near-trunk circle.
Ways to fight. Treating the tree three times with insecticides such as Chlorophos, Metaphos, Karbofos or Durban will help you rid the peach of codling moths. The interval between sessions is 2 weeks.
Ways to fight. As long as there are not too many aphids, it can be removed mechanically by wiping the affected areas after that. soapy water. But if you overlooked the appearance of aphids, and she managed to breed, treat the peach with Karbofos, Aktellik, or any other similar preparation. The treatment may need to be repeated. The interval between sessions is 10-14 days. The last treatment is carried out no later than 2-3 weeks before harvest.
Shchitovka damages all ground parts of the peach: a day after the pest sucks, red spots appear on the bark and fruits. Scale insects deplete the tree, populating the skeletal branches, tops of the shoots and the trunk. At the tree on which scale insects settle, the bark cracks and dies, the foliage falls prematurely, the growths dry out, the fruits become smaller and deformed.
Ways to fight. In the fight against scale insects, peach treatments with drugs such as Actellik, Aktara, Bankol, Inta-vir or Mospilan are effective in accordance with the instructions. From folk remedies the most famous are pepper tincture or onion water, but they are ineffective.
striped moth no less dangerous pest. Its caterpillars bite into the buds and young shoots, eating away the core, causing the affected areas to dry and die. Damaged in the stalk area, the fruits expire with gum. One caterpillar can damage from 3 to 5 shoots.
Ways to fight. During bud break, treat the peach with Karbofos, Chlorophos or Zolon. Recognize and cut out damaged shoots in a timely manner and burn them.
Flower weevils, fruit and mining moths, mites and other harmful insects can also be dangerous for peach.
Peach varieties
Peach subspecies
The Peach species is divided into several subspecies:
- common peach- we gave its description at the beginning of the article;
- peach (or almond) Potanin- a low-growing tree, reaching a height of 2 m, with reddish bark, large white or pink flowers and rounded fruits with an elongated bone, unsuitable for food. This variety of peach is found only in the nature of China. Since the fruits of this subspecies do not represent nutritional value, it is not grown in culture;
- peach david- a tree that grows up to 3 m in height. The fruits of this subspecies are small, with a dry pericarp and low-juicy sweet and sour pulp, therefore David's peach is grown mainly for decorative purposes;
- gasuan peach grows wild in China. This is a medium-sized tree 3-4 m high, it looks very impressive during flowering, when it is covered with small pink and white flowers. The fruits of this low-tasting peach are small, round, yellowish in color, with hard flesh. white color. This subspecies serves as the basis for breeding valuable varieties of common peach, endowing them with their disease resistance and frost resistance;
- peace peach- wild tall eastern subspecies, reaching a height of 8 m, with spherical fruits of low taste. It has no value for cultivation;
- nectarine very similar to peach. Its main difference is its smooth, slippery skin. The color of the nectarine can be yellow, white or yellow-red. The pulp of the fruit is juicy, yellow, not as sweet as that of a peach, but the seeds in the stones are just sweet, they can be used like almond kernels;
- some scientists also distinguish in a separate subspecies fig peach, or Ferghana, which is a tree up to 5 m high with a wide spreading crown. This subspecies has nothing to do with figs. The fruits of the fig peach are rounded and flattened, with a depressed top. The skin is slightly pubescent, dense, yellow with a greenish tint. The flesh is light yellow, fibrous, sweet and aromatic. The bone is small. The advantage of the variety is resistance to freezing of buds and buds.
Peach varieties
Today, there are many varieties of peach, the fruits of which differ in shape, size, aroma, taste, color and texture of the skin and pulp.
By type of fruit, peaches are divided into four classes:
- real peaches are velvety fruits, the pulp of which is easily separated from the stone;
- pavia - velvety fruits, the pulp of which does not separate from the stone;
- nectarines - naked fruits, the pulp of which is easily separated from the stone;
- brunyons are naked fruits in which the pulp does not separate from the stone.
According to the color of the fruit, peach varieties are divided into:
- yellow (In memory of Rodionov, Solnechny, Donetsk yellow, Glo Haven and Bohun);
- red (Suncrest, Harmony, Krasnodarets);
- green (Juicy, Grisborough).
The best varieties of nectarine include Plentiful, Pink Princess, Autumn Blush, Relines, Skif, Lola. And the best winter-hardy varieties of nectarine are Skif, Krasnodarets, Fodor, Lyubimets 1 and Lyubimets 2.
According to the ripening period, peach varieties are divided into early, mid-ripening and late.
Early varieties of peach
The best varieties of early ripening peach include the following:
- Morettini- an ultra-early self-pollinating early-fruiting variety of Italian selection, which enters fruiting 2-3 years after planting. The yield of this variety is up to 30 kg per tree. Medium-sized fruits weighing up to 115 g are covered with a bright yellow, gently pubescent skin with a bright red blush in the form of spots and dots, occupying 60% of the surface of the fruit. The pulp is yellow-creamy, fragrant, juicy, with delicate fibers. A stone of medium size is separated from the pulp with difficulty;
- Velvety- a medium-sized productive variety with medium and large fruits weighing up to 140 g, rounded, bright yellow with a carmine blush, almost completely covering the surface. The pubescence of fruits is weak, suede. Very juicy flesh of golden yellow color with delicate fibers of excellent taste. A small bone is poorly separated from the pulp;
- Kyiv early- an early maturing, winter-hardy and high-yielding variety of Ukrainian selection, undemanding to growing conditions. Round-elongated light yellow fruits of medium size weighing up to 100 g can sometimes be covered with a bright blush. The pulp of the fruit is greenish-white, juicy, tasty;
- redhaven- a variety resistant to frost and curl with large fruits weighing up to 150 g, orange-yellow in color with red spots and specks. The flesh is yellow, tender, very aromatic. Unfortunately, trees of this variety, if agricultural practices are not followed, are affected by fungi;
- Collins- winter-hardy and productive variety, resistant to powdery mildew and curly, with pubescent fruits weighing up to 150 g of red-yellow color, sweet taste with a pleasant sourness. This variety requires careful care - frequent fertilizing, watering and timely pruning.
In addition to those described, such varieties as Early Forest-Steppe, Juicy, Fluffy Early, Memory of Rodionov, Greensboro, Novoselovsky, May flower, Arp, Early Riversa, Patriotic, Excellent, Red Bird Kling and others.
Medium varieties of peach
Of the varieties of peach of an average ripening period, the following are most often grown:
- Veteran- a winter-hardy high-yielding variety of Canadian selection with rounded, slightly pubescent fruits weighing up to 130 g, yellow with a red blush covering a significant part of the surface. The pulp of the fruit is yellow, medium density, juicy, fragrant, sour-sweet. The stone is easily separated from the pulp. The variety is resistant to powdery mildew;
- Peace Ambassador- winter-hardy self-fertile productive variety with very large fruits weighing up to 220 g of yellow-carmine color with dense yellow, juicy, fibrous pulp of pleasant taste, which is poorly separated from the stone. Peaches of this variety ripen in mid-August;
- nectarine Krasnodarets- a variety with small rounded fruits with a barely noticeable seam, weighing up to 50 g of yellow color with a bright red blush, consisting of dots and stripes. The skin of the fruits of this variety is smooth, without pubescence. The pulp is yellow, juicy, tasty, with delicate fibers;
- Soviet- a variety zoned for the southern regions of Ukraine with oval-blunt fruits weighing up to 170 g, slightly squeezed from the sides. The skin is medium velvety, yellow with a carmine blush. The pulp is yellow, medium fiber, very juicy and aromatic. A medium-sized stone is easily separated from the pulp;
- Friendship – winter-hardy variety, derived from Chinese material, with round fruits weighing from 140 to 250 g with a ribbed ventral suture. The skin is tender and elastic, with barely noticeable pubescence, creamy yellow, with a blush of red dots and strokes. The flesh is creamy white, sweet and very juicy, easily separated from the stone.
Also of interest are the mid-ripening peach varieties White Swan, Golden Jubilee, Champion, Dakota, Tuscan Kling, Double Mountain, New Yield, Fine, Pineapple Nectarine, Salami and others.
Late varieties of peach
There are not as many late peach varieties as early and mid-ripening ones, but for a heat-loving crop, this is in the order of things. The best of the late varieties are:
- Jaminat- high-yielding variety with elongated fruits, slightly squeezed from the sides, bright yellow with marbled red. Bright orange flesh of medium density, very juicy and sweet, with a barely noticeable sour taste. The stone is well separated from the pulp;
- Irganai late- frost-resistant variety with rounded fruits weighing up to 160 g. Peel with suede pubescence, bright yellow, with beautiful red spots. The pulp is yellow-orange, sweet, tender fibrous. A small bone is well separated from the pulp. The variety is resistant to clasterosporia and curliness;
- Kremlin- a productive variety, zoned for the Crimea and the south of Ukraine, with rounded fruits weighing up to 200 g with yellow-orange skin and marble carmine-burgundy blush, which occupies a significant part of the surface. Skin with soft pubescence. Orange-yellow fragrant pulp of medium density and juiciness of a very pleasant taste is easily separated from a small stone;
- Golden Moscow- a winter-hardy high-yielding variety with fruits weighing up to 180 g of bright yellow basic color and a blurred red blush covering most of the fruit. The pubescence of the skin is weak, velvety. The pulp is yellow, fragrant, dense, medium juicy, well away from the stone;
- Tourist- a relatively winter-hardy variety, zoned for the Crimea and southern Ukraine, with round, wide-oval fruits weighing up to 200 g, greenish-cream in color with a blurred burgundy blush, occupying up to half of the fruit surface. The pubescence of the skin is weak, suede. Greenish-white pulp is fibrous, medium density, juicy and fragrant, sweet taste with slight sourness. A large bone is well separated from the pulp. Back
Sakura is most often associated with Japan and its culture. Picnics in the shade flowering trees have long been an integral attribute of the meeting of spring in the Land of the Rising Sun. The financial and academic year here begins on April 1, when magnificent cherry blossoms bloom. Therefore, many significant moments in the life of the Japanese pass under the sign of their flowering. But sakura also grows well in cooler regions - certain types can be successfully grown even in Siberia.
Agriculture refers to such types of human activity, the successful outcome of which is not always directly proportional to the efforts made. Unfortunately, nature does not necessarily act as our ally in growing plants, and often, on the contrary, throws up new challenges. Intensified reproduction of pests, abnormal heat, late return frosts, hurricane winds, drought ... And one of the springs presented us with another surprise - a flood.
Let me confess my love today. In love with... lavender. One of the best unpretentious, evergreen and flowering shrubs which can be successfully grown in your garden. And if someone thinks that lavender is a Mediterranean or, at least, southern inhabitant, then you are mistaken. Lavender grows well in more northern regions, even in the Moscow region. But in order to grow it, you need to know some rules and features. They will be discussed in this article.
Having once tasted such an invaluable product as a pumpkin, it is already difficult to stop looking for more and more new recipes for serving it to the table. Korean pumpkin, despite its pungency and spice, has a fresh and delicate taste. After cooking, you will need to cover the salad and let it brew for at least 15 minutes. My nutmeg pumpkin is very juicy and sweet, so there is no need to knead it. If the pumpkin is of a different variety, then you can knead it with your hands so that it slightly releases the juice.
Lettuce, as the earliest and most unpretentious green crop, has always been held in high esteem by gardeners. Spring plantings most gardeners usually start by planting lettuce, parsley, and radishes. IN Lately the desire for a healthy diet and a large selection of greens in supermarkets make gardeners wonder which of these plants can be grown in their beds? In this article we will talk about the nine most interesting, in our opinion, varieties of lettuce.
Pollock is best cooked in the form of a casserole, separating the fillet from the skin and bones. Pieces of fish are mixed with a colorful vegetable set, poured with a sauce of cheese, sour cream and eggs. This fish casserole has a presentable appearance, and its taste is a bizarre mixture of subtle nuances. Vegetables and fillets will be soaked in sour cream, the cheese will harden with a golden crust, eggs will bind all the ingredients together. Pieces of fish are abundantly sprinkled with Italian herbs, and pollock acquires an unusual piquancy.
Despite the fact that the calendar spring begins in March, you can really feel the awakening of nature only with the advent of flowering plants in the garden. Nothing testifies to the arrival of spring as eloquently as clearings of blooming primroses. Their appearance is always a small holiday, because winter has receded, and a new garden season awaits us. But apart from spring primroses, there is still something to see and admire in the garden in the month of April.
Growing rapidly and turning into wild thickets, hogweed disrupts the existing ecosystem and suppresses all other plants. Essential oils contained in the fruits and leaves of hogweed cause severe forms dermatitis. At the same time, it is much more difficult to deal with it than with other common weeds. Fortunately, today a tool has appeared on the free market that can rid your site of most weeds in a short time, including cow parsnip.
Carrots come in a variety of colors: orange, white, yellow, purple. Orange carrots are dominated by beta-carotene and lycopene, yellow due to the presence of xanthophylls (lutein); white carrots are high in fiber, while purple ones contain anthocyanin, beta and alpha carotenes. But, as a rule, gardeners choose varieties of carrots for sowing not by the color of the fruit, but by the timing of their ripening. We will talk about the best early, medium and late varieties in this article.
We recommend a fairly easy recipe for a pie with a delicious filling of chicken and potatoes. Chicken and potato open pie is a great hearty dish that is suitable for a hearty snack, it is very convenient to take a couple of pieces of this pastry on the road. The cake is baked in the oven for one hour at 180 degrees. After that we put it on wooden surface, after releasing it from the form. It is enough to slightly cool the pastries and you can start tasting.
The long-awaited spring for many indoor plants is the period of the start of active vegetation, and for the majority - the return of their decorative effect. Admiring the young leaves and emerging shoots, you should not forget that spring is also a big stress for all houseplants. Sensitive to changes in conditions and versatile, all indoor crops are faced with much brighter lighting, changes in air humidity and temperature conditions.
You can easily cook homemade Easter cake with cottage cheese and candied fruits, even without any confectionery experience behind you. You can bake Easter cake not only in a special form or in a paper mold. For the first culinary experiences (and not only), I advise you to take a small cast iron pan. Easter cake in a pan will not turn out as high as in a narrow form, but it never burns and always bakes well inside! Yeast curd dough is airy and fragrant.
It is also interesting in that its fruits (pumpkins) are used as food by young, not ripe ones (zelenets). This means that you do not have to wait for the harvest to ripen, and from late spring to autumn you can have fresh vegetables on the menu. In your beds, it is better to grow varieties and hybrids of zucchini that are resistant to diseases and changes in weather conditions. This eliminates unwanted treatments and allows you to get a crop in any weather. It is about such varieties of zucchini that will be discussed in this article.
IN middle lane April is the time when the first flowering of plants in gardens and parks begins. The constant soloists of the spring that has come into its own are bulbous primroses. But also among ornamental shrubs you can meet those that will delight you with fragrant flowers that enliven a still inconspicuous garden. The main riot of flowering ornamental shrubs falls on the month of May, and most of them, as a rule, bloom in mid-May.
9,6
Fabulous
- . Rest
- . Family with small children
- . 1 night stay
- . Sent from phone
Great view of the bay
Time of stay: September 2018
Russia"Everything was wonderful! Thanks for all)"
- . Rest
- . Family with small children
- . Classic Quadruple Room
- . Sent from phone
There was always a place to park. Everything is very cozy and comfortable. Wonderful view from the window and from the balcony. For recreation with children in the yard everything is provided. The kids really enjoyed the pool.
Stayed: August 2018
RussiaFabulous
- . Rest
- . Pair
- . Large double room
We really liked everything the hostesses were magnificent, they met us well and suggested how best to get to them since we were by car, the rooms correspond to the photos, clean and comfortable, the territory is large and beautiful, everything is available for relaxation, it took about 30 minutes to walk slowly to the sea, walking does not bother us , the sea in the blue bay is much cleaner than in the center of Gelendzhik, the pool is just a fairy tale clean, big and we didn’t get out with romance in the evening, the attitude of people and staff is good, everyone will prompt and tell, in general, the rest was a success and we did not lose with the place, if there is an opportunity to return then only here, in the Peach Garden! We will recommend to friends and relatives .....
Stayed: August 2018
Nicholas87
RussiaAge: 25–34
1 mark "useful review"
Gelendzhik 2018
- . Rest
- . Pair
- . Accommodation for 5 nights
- . Sent from phone
All on high level. My wife and I are very satisfied with the trip to the Peach Orchard. Thank you very much Irina Nikolaevna and Irina Stanislavovna.
Stayed: August 2018
Russia2 marks "useful review"
9,6
Fabulous
- . Rest
- . Family with small children
- . Standard Triple Room
- . Accommodation for 20 nights
- . Sent from phone
Very comfortable, clean. Beds, mattresses, pillows - everything is new and comfortable. Freshly renovated rooms. The pool is big and clean. There is a playground. Very clean shared kitchen! The kitchen has everything you need (even a multicooker and food containers). Thank you hosts!!! The sea is about 20 minutes walk with children. Shops along the way to the sea. There is a bus stop next to the hotel. Buses run frequently and on schedule. We rested without a car, so we regularly traveled by bus from the sea.
Stayed: August 2018
RussiaAge: 25–34
5 marks "useful review"
9,6
Fabulous
- . Rest
- . solo traveler
- . Large double room
- . Accommodation for 9 nights
The guest house is perfect for those who have their own transport. To the Blue Bay beach - 1 km, to the central beach - by car 12 km. Nevertheless, this did not spoil the overall picture. The room has everything, I was pleased with the balcony with a table and 2 chairs, the view of the mountains and the bay is gorgeous. Shared kitchen, there is every little thing, cook anything. There are many tables on the territory, there is a covered gazebo and a pool with lighting (you can sunbathe if you are too lazy to go to the sea). The car can be parked inside the territory. As soon as we arrived, we were taken around the microdistrict, showed 2 beaches and all the shops, and were given valuable advice. Definitely recommend for a trip)
Stayed: August 2018
RussiaAge: 18–24
9,6
“Great place to stay...”
- . Rest
- . Pair
- . Budget Double Room
Far from the sea, but given fact more than compensated by the presence of a pool and comfortable sun loungers. The water is always clean and warm. In the evening, the backlight turns on, which adds a special romance to your vacation.
We liked absolutely everything. Many thanks to Irina Nikolaevna and Irina Stanislavovna for the "home" reception. Starting from the design of the guest house, ending with completely relaxed communication with both the "management" and the guests - everything in the "Peach Garden" was set up for a positive and real rest. The room is comfortable and clean, the kitchen is also always in order. From the balcony of the third floor opens beautiful view of the bay)).
Stayed: August 2018
Russia9,6
Fabulous
- . Rest
- . Family with small children
- . Budget Double Room
- . Accommodation for 10 nights
- . Sent from phone
Upon arrival, we were greeted by two wonderful and friendly hostesses, we immediately found a common language, the rooms are planned so that we meet other vacationers in common places as little as possible. We lived on the 3rd floor from where a lovely view of the whole city and in particular the Bay city of Gelendzhik, the kitchen has always been clean and tidy, wonderful tables on the street where you can eat and very close to plunge into the cleanest pool and sunbathe on sunbeds, in a word, all the conditions for a great holiday, many thanks to the hostesses for the time that we were with you! we will definitely come back again!
Time of stay: July 2018
Russia7,9
- . Rest
- . group of friends
- . Budget Double Room
- . Accommodation for 7 nights
- . Sent from phone
In my opinion, the size of the room is too small. We were going to come together with our daughter, but she changed her mind, if we had arrived as planned, I have no idea where you can put the third bed. If without a car, then the nearest beach is 25 minutes, not a problem for us, because. were in the car
There are many more pluses: an absolutely wonderfully thought-out territory, a swimming pool in front of the house, in which it’s just wonderful to refresh yourself in the morning and evening, behind the house there is a very beautiful backstage setting with a barbecue area, if it rains, there is a strong wind, there is a covered gazebo. Very clean, tidy. In the kitchen at ground floor two refrigerators, cabinets with shelves for groceries, which was very pleasant - not assorted crockery, but sets. The owners even thought of such trifles as bags and packaging film for products. At the exit from the kitchen are glass tables which we use the most.
Stayed: August 2018
RussiaFabulous
- . Rest
- . Family with small children
- . Budget Double Room
- . Accommodation for 3 nights
- . Sent from phone
there's no such thing
Vacationing with a child. Everything is wonderful. The price / quality ratio is on top. Swimming pool, large yard, barbecue, private refrigerator in the room, good repair.
Stayed: August 2018
Greece5 marks "useful review"
Fabulous
- . Rest
- . Family with small children
- . Large double room
- . Accommodation for 6 nights
There's no such thing.
Great hotel for family vacation! The holiday exceeded all expectations! Cleanliness, excellent owners of the hotel Irina Nikolaevna and Irina Stanislavovna. Great 2 pools with a small waterfall and a slide that the kids loved. No one got sick with an enterovirus (everyone is very worried). There were no incidents at the hotel. Trampoline and playground, parking. The room has air conditioning, balcony, refrigerator. The rooms are designed in such a way that no one interferes with anyone sitting on the balcony, unlike many hotels (we traveled all over Europe). From the hotel and pool view of Gelendzhik and the bay. Near the airport (not heard at all, but it's very beautiful to watch how planes take off and land - the children were waiting every day). Oh so beautiful! Upon check-in, the hostess of the hotel conducts a tour of the Blue Bay in her car - shows places (beaches, shops and canteens, cafes). Near the dining room (tasty cooked) and Pyaterochka, another market and of course the Peach Garden with peaches! Very well-groomed territory, Children ran barefoot all the time. Large clean kitchen (2 refrigerators, stove, microwave, slow cooker, etc.). Place for barbecue - used several times, gazebo and tables outside. It is beautiful to swim in the pool in the evening when the stars and Gelendzhik shine. There is a sauna. We will definitely be back with friends. (Moscow) Nearby interesting places - Grief "Olympus" includes a cable car, a Ferris wheel and a zoo (contact) with peacocks and all sorts of exotic things, the Old Park, the Gelendzhik winery and the water park.
Time of stay: July 2018
Russia10 marks "useful review"
Fabulous
- . Rest
- . Family with small children
- . Budget Double Room
- . Accommodation lasting 2 nights
We rested in this hotel house with a family in early July 2018. To say that I liked it is to say nothing! Gorgeous))) Irina's hostesses keep everything clean and comfortable. Swimming pool for both kids and adults. The sunbeds and grounds are very beautiful and well maintained. Own parking. On shared kitchen there is everything you need to cook tasty and fast for yourself and then regale under umbrellas on the street, admiring the sea and mountains. Feels like an oasis - a piece of Italy. And from the terrace of the third floor there is a breathtaking view of the Gelendzhik bay. We are now regular guests of this magical place and hospitable hostesses!
Time of stay: July 2018
Russia1 mark "useful review"
"The best vacation in Gelendzhik"
- . Rest
- . Pair
- . Large double room
- . Accommodation for 5 nights
- . Sent from phone
There was no such thing.
Liked everything! Without exception! Firstly: the friendliness and hospitality of the hostesses, who will always meet in any questions and make your vacation carefree. Secondly: everywhere everything is clean, comfortable and very beautiful! And there is a pool. He helped us a lot, since the sea was cold during our stay, we escaped the heat in it) Thirdly: the kitchen has everything you need for cooking, which does not require additional costs. Fourth: indoor parking, which allows you to leave the car open in the heat. Also, there is just an awesome view from the window of the mountains, the sea, Gelendzhik and the airport! You can’t hear it at all and it doesn’t interfere with your rest, but you can sit on the balcony in the evening and watch the planes take off and land. If you want to really relax, then be sure to come here! Moreover, the price for accommodation is a penny! We really liked it here! Thank you for the days spent here! Wait for us next time😉
No cons
Our family enjoyed our stay in the Peach Garden guest house very much! The room offers a beautiful view of the Gelendzhik Bay. In the evening, the embankment of the city is lit with many lights - the view is UNFORGETTABLE! You just can’t pull children out of the pool - you don’t need the sea !!! Kind hostesses have created an ideal place for a family holiday. The territory is well planned: a recreation area for children, a gazebo, a swimming pool, a barbecue area, a beautiful garden. We had a wonderful time and left with tears in our eyes - we did not want to return home. Thank you so much for a wonderful vacation!!! We will definitely visit this magical place again and again!
Time of stay: June 2018
Guest House "Peach Garden" Roman Romanov We rested in August 2013. The guest house itself is cozy and beautiful! but there are always pluses and minuses: The pluses include: cleanliness in the rooms, delicious pizza, swimming pool (but the use of the pool is only until 22.00. We had a case that we were kicked out of the pool after 22.00 allegedly due to chemical treatment and the owners themselves climbed to swim. to my question why do you swim after 22.00 and we are forbidden, I received an answer that they are the owners and they can do everything !!!). and in fact they have one cook, he is also a housekeeper, dignity. knots. and it turns out if she doesn’t clean food. Personally, we were refused to cook food (semolina porridge) for a child who is 1.5 years old. And they refused because parents have to cook for children, and they (the owners) cannot take on such responsibility. Children of hosts are annoying, especially if they swim in the pool. Jumping into the pool is prohibited! BUT the Owner himself jumps and teases the children that he can, but they don’t. There are split systems in the rooms, but the owners demand that they be turned off when leaving the room. window. And in general there was a feeling that the owners are good only to those who are either familiar to them or those who come from Kostroma. the owners themselves from Kostroma. Meals are not allowed in the rooms. Smoking is only in one designated place on the street. In general, when talking with vacationers, there were not many satisfied with the services and rules of this guest house.
We rested in August 2013. The guest house itself is cozy and beautiful! but there are always pluses and minuses: The pluses include: cleanliness in the rooms, delicious pizza, swimming pool (but the use of the pool is only until 22.00. We had a case that we were kicked out of the pool after 22.00 allegedly due to chemical treatment and the owners themselves climbed to swim. to my question why do you swim after 22.00 and we are forbidden, I received an answer that they are the owners and they can do everything !!!). and in fact they have one cook, he is also a housekeeper, dignity. knots. and it turns out if she doesn’t clean food. Personally, we were refused to cook food (semolina porridge) for a child who is 1.5 years old. And they refused because parents have to cook for children, and they (the owners) cannot take on such responsibility. Children of hosts are annoying, especially if they swim in the pool. Jumping into the pool is prohibited! BUT the Owner himself jumps and teases the children that he can, but they don’t. There are split systems in the rooms, but the owners demand that they be turned off when leaving the room. window. And in general there was a feeling that the owners are good only to those who are either familiar to them or those who come from Kostroma. the owners themselves from Kostroma. Meals are not allowed in the rooms. Smoking is only in one designated place on the street. In general, when communicating with vacationers, there were not many satisfied with the services and rules of this guest house.
2013-08-19
Guest House "Peach Garden"Guest House "Peach Garden"natalia averkieva Two days ago we arrived from the Peach Orchard. The impressions are the most positive. Excellent living conditions, split rooms, TV, refrigerator, New furniture, very cozy. Of course, toilet and shower. All around cleanliness. Who wants to cook their own meals, there is a spacious summer cuisine where all the conditions are available - pots, pans, various dishes (everything is new and in large quantities). Of course, the sea is not near, 5 min. by car. But if you want to take a break from the bustle of the city, from the noise of night discos, breathe fresh mountain air, then you have a direct road to the "Peach Garden". In addition, the beach in Krinitsa is the best on the entire coast from Anapa to Sochi, the open clear sea without any sewers. Many thanks to the owner Natasha and all her assistants. I hope in September we will come to the "Peach Garden" again.
Two days ago we arrived from the Peach Orchard. The impressions are the most positive. Excellent living conditions, split rooms, TV, refrigerator, new furniture, very comfortable. Of course, toilet and shower. All around cleanliness. For those who want to cook their own food, there is a spacious summer kitchen, where there are all the conditions - pots, pans, various utensils (everything is new and in large quantities). Of course, the sea is not near, 5 min. by car. But if you want to take a break from the bustle of the city, from the noise of night discos, breathe fresh mountain air, then you have a direct road to the "Peach Garden". In addition, the beach in Krinitsa is the best on the entire coast from Anapa to Sochi, the open clear sea without any sewers. Many thanks to the owner Natasha and all her assistants. I hope in September we will come to the "Peach Garden" again.
Almost all people love fragrant juicy peaches. And you can grow them in your own garden. IN last years are quite expensive, not everyone has the opportunity to purchase several young trees at once. They can be obtained from the pits of ripe peaches.
Landing
Peach pits obtained in summer are slightly dried and left in a dry place until autumn. On warm autumn days, you can plant them directly in open ground. At the same time, it is worth choosing a well-lit place in the garden so that sunlight enough for the development of young trees. It is necessary to deepen the bones to a depth of about 8 cm. Winter frosts contribute to the hardening of the seeds, due to which strong sprouts will appear next year.
Bones can be planted and in early spring, however, for this they are certainly kept in clean water few hours. Then the upper shell is slightly broken, trying not to damage the seed itself. Only after such preparation can the peach seed be lowered into the ground.
Watering
In spring, a small sprout appears from a seed planted in autumn. To strengthen it, it is worth following the rules of care, including regular watering with clean water. In the summer heat, the amount of watering is increased. If the weather is hot, it is recommended to moisten the soil daily.
It is necessary to pour water directly under the sprout, avoiding droplets of water on the leaves. This can lead to burns on the surface of the sheet plate.
top dressing
Young peaches should be fed periodically organic fertilizers. The best fertilizer For fruit trees considered liquid manure. It contains required amount nutrients that are of great importance for the normal development and growth of trees. Fertilizer should be applied approximately once a month. In autumn, potash fertilizer can be applied to strengthen the sprout and prepare it for frost.
Care
Periodically, young shoots must be pinched. The first procedure is carried out when the sprout has reached 70 cm. Such pinching promotes the development of side shoots. The next pruning is carried out at a time when the tree has reached 1.5 m in height.
The overgrown tree is pruned before winter. With the help of secateurs, small shoots are removed. They are not needed by a young tree, as they take too many nutrients. Before the first frosts, tree trunks are whitened, branches are sprayed with Bordeaux liquid (3%), which will protect against diseases. Trunk circles mulch with fallen leaves or sawdust, a layer of mulch can reach 20-30 cm. Such preparation will protect young peaches from freezing.
After winter, the trees are again inspected. All found frozen branches are removed so that they do not cause disease of the entire plant. After spring pruning you can move the tree to a permanent place in the garden.
The success of this method of growing peach trees depends on the material. If the bones are caught from a grafted peach, the taste of ripe fruits will not live up to expectations. Therefore, young seedlings will certainly need to be vaccinated. If the source material was obtained from a rooted peach, then taste qualities fruits will be quite tall.
Growing peach trees from seed is a laborious task, but the result can exceed all expectations. In just 3-4 years you can get a beautiful peach garden, pleasing with fragrant fruits.
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