Owners of country houses with a land plot are often used for growing vegetables and fruits. This is a perfectly reasonable solution, as you will be able to get your own products as a result. But, unfortunately, this requires spending a lot of time, effort and a little money. For example, in order for the garden to give a good harvest of fruits, it needs to be treated with special substances several times during the year. This is also called spraying. Otherwise, trees and fruits will hurt and be destroyed by pests. Only in the spring it is advisable to do this 4 times. But everything is in order.
Garden preparation
The first steps can be taken without using chemicals. It is necessary to inspect all trees and shrubs and determine their condition, identify peeling bark, find cracks and dimples in which insect eggs may be located. All these places need to be processed and disinfected. Cut off unnecessary branches. Dig in the trunks, thereby fluffing up the ground and providing air to the roots. You can whitewash the bottom of the trunks with lime. That's enough for a start.
First processing
It is considered the most important, kind of basis for subsequent success. All spraying steps must be carried out at the correct time. This stage is carried out before swelling of the kidneys and sap flow. That is, until the tree really began to live. There should be no frosts at night, and during the day the temperature should reach at least +7 degrees.
When working with chemicals, you need to purchase gloves and a protective suit, as well as a special spray machine. As for the first treatment, a mineral-oil-based preparation called "Preparation 30 plus" is best suited. Diesel oil is also popularly used.
This stage is important in that it destroys all overwintered pests and their eggs. These drugs envelop them, corrode and destroy them. Thanks to the oil base, the drug penetrates into all crevices and completely covers its target.
Second processing
It is carried out when the leaves have not yet blossomed, but the buds are already swollen. This is done to prevent many diseases, such as: scab, klyasterisporiosis, moniliosis, coccomycosis. In general, from fungi and larvae. To fight, urea, tar soap, copper sulfate, Bordeaux liquid are used.
Third treatment
It is carried out just before flowering, but not in time, otherwise you can burn future fruits and poison the bees, who take nectar from flowers. It is made to fight against scab, spotting and caterpillar caterpillars. It is carried out with such preparations with a wide spectrum of pesticides: "Iskra", "Horus", "Aktara" and the like.
Fourth treatment
And the last spring spraying is done after flowering. For this, preparations with a wide spectrum of insecticides and fungicides are suitable. It is 80% sulfur and cumulus. The drug "Tobit Jet".
Another tip. Make the solution according to the instructions on the package. A medium tree takes about 5 liters. and 1-1.5 liters per shrub. If all stages are carried out on time, then the garden can be provided with good protection. As a result, the fruits will be of excellent quality.
