In the middle zone are grown apricots not such as the south of Russia, due to the peculiarities of climate. But that is no reason to abandon this culture. To grow in the harsh climate of apricot, the survival conditions of the plant must be observed.
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Rules of cultivation in the middle lane
If after 2 weeks after blooming the leaves began to wither, the roots of the tree were subjected podoprevaniyu. To avoid this, try to plant trees in the place where the winter snow accumulates the least. If you have already planted apricot in the winter otgrebite snow from the trunk to the soil is frozen deeper. Before the end of the frost again otgrebite snow within 1.5 m from the ground and Dig escaping groove to melt water is standing at the root of the tree system.
When planting apricot Sazhenkov be prepared to damage the main root, which greatly reduces its resistance to various diseases. It is better to dig a well in advance, in the fall, and plant it 2-3 bones, then they will be pre-sowing treatment, and give healthy seedlings.
When breeding a seed apricot fully replicates the characteristics of the parent plant. So take the bones from a fruiting tree growing in your lane.
Leave 2 strong healthy seedlings that they pollinate each other because Apricot is not self-fertile. It should be placed at the site of 2-3 different varieties to trees normally bear fruit. If you put 2 seedlings of different varieties in one hole, then due to weave crowns pollination will occur and with the help of bees, and with a light breeze - so you will increase the number of crops.
Apricots - crops resistant to drought. Watering required him only during flowering, fruit growth. Do not put culture in the sandy soil and eliminate nitrogen fertilizer, because of this apricot may cease to bear fruit. It is better to feed the tree in potassium, it will increase the yield, size and taste of the fruit. Potassium helps the plant in preparation for winter, and in summer - to get rid of aphids.
Each year, the plant need soiling 2L wood ash or potassium sulfate solution (2 cups). Try to spend pruning only in the case of the removal of the sick, broken or dead branches. Cut threads are not very close to the trunk, and leaving stumps up to 10 cm. Later, they die, but do not allow to dry up other branches. After 2 years, the stumps can be removed completely, but usually they are left intact.
The best varieties for the harsh climate
Remember that this fruit tree is short-lived. On average, these cultures live up to 20 years, if we subtract the first 3-4 years of fruiting and without the last 5-7 years, when the plant begins to dry out, comes out to about 11 good harvests. So try to seat next to your site new trees every 5-6 years. For the middle band, especially areas with large variations in temperature in early spring, look for early-maturing and early maturing crops resistant to the harsh winter. This could include such varieties of apricots, like Alyosha, Kichiginsky, Siberian Baikalova, Khabarovsk, Imperial.
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