Sooner or later, each owner of the garden or summer cottage has the idea of landing fruit trees, for example, cherries, because this will save an impressive amount of money annually, because fresh cherries are quite expensive. Having allocated money from the family budget for the purchase of a seedling and a little personal time to land and care, you can indulge yourself annually with a delicious cherry, pies and compotes from these berries. Moreover, the growing tree will delight in the spring of amazing flowering and will become a real decoration of the garden or cottage.
Naturally, in order to achieve the desired result and have a beautiful fruiting cherry at your disposal, you need to carefully study all the features of its landing, since this is directly dependent on whether the plant will take root or not. The most significant parameters that need to be taken into account are:
A variety of cherries – the selected variety should be suitable for your region, otherwise the plant will not be able to adapt to the specifics of the local climate.
characteristics of a seedling – it makes sense to acquire only plants ready for landing, that is, having a developed root system.
The time of year and weather conditions – even the perfect seedling can be ruined if it is dropped by untimely.
Successful location – when choosing, much attention is paid to the state of the soil, the presence of groundwater, wind rose and the amount of ultraviolet radiation.
Search for a suitable seedling
A common mistake of novice gardeners is the planting of shoots taken from the owners of neighboring plots and acquaintances who regularly receive an excellent harvest of berries. However, vaccinated plants in the vast majority of cases cannot bear fruit, and root cherries are characterized by a very low quality of the final product. As for such an option as planting a bone, in this case it is almost impossible to predict whether it will germinate or not, since the result depends on the variety of objective factors.
Given the shortcomings of the above methods, the most reasonable will be to acquire young fathoms, especially since at the moment in almost any specialized market or in the store you can choose a plant in accordance with your preferences and financial capabilities. If planting material is selected for spring, then it is more advisable to make a purchase in the autumn months, and in the cold period to place future trees horizontally in a shallow earthen pit, sprinkling with the rhizome soil.
In the process of choice, the seller must be clarified the name of the variety, its type (whether there will be a cherry of a tree or a busy?) and other features, for example, whether the cherry will withstand low temperature or prolonged absence of moisture, how resistant to fungal diseases and t. D.
When examining on the seedling, there should not be any signs of diseases of the bark or visible damage.
The visual appearance of the future tree can be different, but it is best to give preferences to seedlings with well -formed roots and a pair of twigs. True, such plants are expensive, but if you do not want to take risks in vain and subsequently get a regular and solid crop for fifteen to twenty years, then it is undesirable to save. In addition, high -quality seedlings take root much faster and cause less trouble in the first years of growth.
When and where is the best to plant cherries?
To the place where the landing will occur, many requirements are presented, in particular, it should not be too swampy. The ideal option is soil with a light structure, a high content of beneficial substances and a neutral reaction.
The optimal for the seedling will be the location on the slope or hill, where they do not reach the wind, as well as near the fence. If you plant cherries near the fence, you can not worry about it in winter, because the root system will be reliably protected from frosts thanks to the marked snow.
According to experts, it is best to land in the spring, and it is important to complete the process until the kidneys form on the trees. On the other hand, if in September a healthy seedling fell into your hands, then it is quite possible to plant it without unnecessary risks. To do this, follow the following rules:
Planting must be performed at least 1 month before the soil freezes;
So that the root system does not collapse due to low temperature, the tree should be sprinkled with earth to a height of 30-35 cm-when spring, excess soil, you need to remove the excess soil with a shovel.
A detailed description of the process of planting the future tree
Having completed the preparatory measures described above and waiting for the onset of a favorable period, there is time to directly land the young cherry. If you want the seedling in a short time to take root and begin to grow actively, then follow the following actions:
Using a shovel, output a hole of 80 centimeters with a width of a width half a meter, dividing into two parts of soils from the upper and lower layers.
Fix a special peg for planting, and place carefully mixed fertilizers and ground from the top layer around it.
Pour 8 centimeter layer of fertile soil.
Place the seedling in the recess, controlling that the root neck is located, exactly at the ground level.
With led movements, straighten the roots along the bottom of the pit.
Pour the remaining part of the earth from the lower layer and take care of the surface compaction, then create a hole around the seedling with a small earthen rim.
Pour two buckets of water into the hole and garter the tree to the peg.
Another little secret: before starting the landing, process root processes in a mixture of clay and manure – then it will take root much faster. In general, there is nothing excessive complicated in this process, and if you have doubts about your abilities, you can always watch a video where all the necessary actions are shown.
In the case when it comes to planting seedlings of felt or steppe varieties, it will be useful to further study materials regarding the varieties of interest.
