Can I leave the rotten fruit from the branches, and what the consequences might be

I have often noticed that many gardeners are left on the branches of the rotten and spoiled fruit. According to them, to collect these fruits and vegetables do not need to, because sooner or later they will fall down and become a fine compost. Is it really? That is the question I have decided to make out in this article

Can I leave the rotten fruit on the branches?

I have to say, leave the vegetables and fruit to rot on the branches in any case impossible. And it's not in the appearance and aesthetics. The fact that the spoiled fruit in 99% of cases are infected by diseases or pests amazed. Therefore, leaving them on the branches, you are creating pockets of infection that would affect healthy vegetables and fruits in the future.

Consider another situation, when the patient is already the fruit fell to the ground and began to decompose. Do I have to collect it? And the answer again - yes. Even if the affected fruits fallen on the ground, they will still need to clean up. After all, with the decay of infections and pests is not going away.

If you leave the rotting fruit on the plant branches or next to them, the probability of infection and pests is increased tenfold.

One day I was conducting an experiment. Allocated separate bush with tomatoes that are not handled by disease, and did not remove the affected fruits later. By the end of fruiting, most of the crop was just destroyed.

What to do with rotten fruit?

I prefer to burn all affected fruits, whether apples, tomatoes or cucumbers. To dispute with the smoke is not spread over the site, you must first ignite a big fire, and then slowly throw to rot. If you pour everything into one pile and set fire to try to be a lot of smoke, and some diseases and pests spread over the site.

Besides combustion, the affected fruits can be sent in a compost pit. But do not just throw on top, and a thick layer of prikopat preyuschego compost material. From above, you can add a bit of land.

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