The best tips and recommendations for growing pear varieties Augustus dew

Today, a huge number of varieties of pears have been bred, an honorable place among which is occupied by the August dew. She fell in love with gardeners for unpretentiousness and a generous harvest. What is also noteworthy pear Augustus dew, as well as what is its description and the basic rules of care, we describe below.

Pear Avgustovskaya dew: description of the variety

The August dew was bred in 2002 by crossing varieties of Tenderness and Triumph Pakgam by the famous breeder S. P. Yakovlev.

This variety belongs to undersized (maximum height - 3 meters), but fast-growing crops. It is a medium-fruited tree and needs pollinating neighbors.

The crown of this pear is of medium thickness, slightly drooping. Fruits are medium-sized (100-150 g), pear-shaped, without ribs. During ripening, the color of the fruit changes from green to greenish yellow. Ripe pears can have a blush and numerous subcutaneous spots. The skin is smooth to the touch, although it looks dull. The flesh is white, fine-grained.

The popularity of the August Dew is also related to its taste qualities - harmonious, sour-sweet taste, delicate aroma, juicy and melting texture.

It is recommended to use this table variety both in raw and processed form (jams, preserves, jams, dried fruits, compotes, etc.). These pears are useful not only for adults, but also for children - the fruits do not cause discomfort, allergies and beneficial effects on the body as a whole, increase immunity.

Planting pears August dew

As already noted, the Augustus dew pear is unpretentious and grows rapidly, but this is subject to proper planting and proper care.

How to choose seedlings for planting

Properly selected seedling - the key to future high yield. To choose the right tree for planting, you must adhere to the following rules:

1. It is necessary to choose seedlings only in nurseries.
2. The roots of the tree should be fresh, in any case, not dry and not frozen. The longer the root and the root system is developed, the better the germ will take root.
3. The root on the cut should be white. If the color is different, it may indicate that the seedling has frozen or dried.
4. At the root there should be no blisters - this indicates the presence of diseases.
5. The trunk of the seedling should be smooth and not damaged.

Choosing a place under the pear

Despite the fact that the August dew is a rather unpretentious variety, seedlings take root well in favorable conditions - the central and southern regions, with a predominance of black soil.

This variety loves sheltered from the wind, elevated and sunny places.Poor survives and fruits on waterlogged, low-lying areas.

At the cottage can be planted on the west or south-west side. The optimal soil is loamy or sandy.

Before planting, the site needs to be dug up and fed to the soil (superphosphate, compost, potash fertilizers). At the same time it is necessary to ensure that the roots of the seedling do not come into contact with fertilizers.

Pear Avgustovskaya dew belongs to the self-fertile varieties, however, the level of self-pollination is not high, therefore, to increase the yield, it is recommended to plant pollinators nearby.

When and how to plant August dew

The best time to plant is autumn (early October). Many recommend planting in the spring, at the end of April. Do gardeners there is a certain technology of planting pears, which they recommend to adhere to:

• dig a hole (0.5 m deep and 1 meter in diameter) and loosen the soil in it;
• on the sapling you need to tear off the leaves, leaving only a few on each branch;
• if the tree is bought and planted in the spring, you can immediately prune the branches (in no case are not the roots - the more there are, the faster the pear will take root);
• 30 cm deep, place a support for the seedling;
• place the seedling in the hole, straighten the roots and sprinkle with earth (root root should be slightly above the surface);
• compact the ground and grumble with foliage or twigs;
• observe the optimum distance between seedlings (at least 2 m).

Pear Care Variety Avgustovskaya dew

After the seedling is selected and planted, the August dew begins to take care of the variety.

Watering rules

Before watering, all the weeds must be destroyed, and the earth around is loosened.

In the first and subsequent years of the tree’s life, it is necessary to water no more than five times a month in the summer (you can apply spray watering). Norm - 1 bucket under each tree.

The irrigation procedure itself should be slow, so that the water can soak into the soil and water the roots. If dry summer, then water better in the morning and evening for half a bucket at a time.

With the onset of autumn, watering can be reduced or stopped altogether. In spring, watering should start gradually.

Fertilizers and pear feeding

The August dew loves organic fertilizers that contain all the necessary elements (manure).

It is best to feed in each spring (as a rule, in March-April) —1–2 kg of manure per square meter of the tree trunk. During flowering pear can be fertilized with a 0.1% solution of boric acid (10 g - 10 g of the drug).

In the fall, nitrogen fertilizers (ammonium nitrate, urea) or manure are applied. This is done after leaf fall.

In late autumn, to protect against sunburn and pests, it is recommended to treat the wood with limestone mortar or special paint for trees. Before wintering, the tree-trunk area is cleared of foliage, watered (70-100 l), the ground near the roots is mulched with sawdust (layer thickness - 15 cm).

All about pruning pear varieties Avgustovskaya dew

Competent pruning allows not only to form the crown of an adult tree, but also to regulate the yield, the size of the fruit and even relieve diseases.

Pruning seedlings

When planting a young tree it is cut by 1/3. So the pear will quickly begin to form the crown. The pear trunk itself is cleared of branches below the first tier.

The following year, the conductor is cut to 25 cm, and skeletal branches - 5-7 cm. In this case, the branches in the upper tier should be shorter than in the lower.

Adult pruning

Pruning an adult tree should be done every spring, until sap flow begins (usually in March).. Do not recommend pruning pear in the fall. If the branch is cut off completely, you need to do it at the very base, so that the stumps do not remain.

Pruned parallel and closely growing branches, pruned especially long, thus seeking to achieve the same length of the tier. The cutting places are smeared with garden pitch or crushed coal.

If the branches with the fruit fall (or even fall) on the ground, they should be cut off. Of the young shoots leave the strongest, the weakest pruned. Even if there are many strong and even shoots, do not leave them all. Young shoots should be no more than ¼ of the total mass of the crown.

In the autumn period (from the end of August to the beginning of October), it is necessary to remove diseased and broken branches that are burned after pruning. Young shoots are shortened by 1/3, while leaving them a few buds.

Methods of breeding varieties of pears August dew

Pears can multiply by cutting, layering, seed method (generative) or grafting.Seed propagation is most often used by breeders for breeding new varieties, hybrids, for stocks of wild and cultivated species.

The easiest way to take root among the common people is reproduction by layering. And they begin to bear fruit before seedlings.

Reproduction by cuttings

Cuttings for breeding harvested in the winter. For this, a mature branch is taken (at least 2 years old) and cracked. In this case, the crust should not be torn. The ideal length of the cuttings is 15–20 cm. The places of fractures, without straightening, turn around with a peeling film, adhesive tape or a plaster, are attached to the support and fixed.

By the spring in the ground break down concentrate substances to connect tissues. By April, the retainer is removed, the branch in places breaks cut into cuttings.

In a two-liter container (most often a dark plastic bottle with a cropped neck is used), water is poured in a height of 5-7 cm, 2 tablets of activated charcoal are added and the cuttings are placed in lower sections. Tara put on the windowsill (the sun should be a lot). After 20-30 days callus bulges will appear on the lower sections, and the roots will begin to grow.

As soon as the length of the roots reaches 5-7 cm, they can be planted in open ground, protecting for the first time from bright light. If cuttings are regularly watered, fed and weeded, then by the fall they will look like good seedlings.

Reproduction by layering

The method of bending down the branches to the ground (as is done with shrubs) is not suitable for pears. Therefore, another method is used: under the branch is substituted box filled with earth. The walls of the box are pre-lined with film (to reduce evaporation of moisture). The branch bends to the box, and cuts are made at the point of contact with the soil on the bark. After this, the branch is pinched and dropped in the ground.

So that the process of rooting takes place intensively, before prikopat, the layers are fed with a special solution or powdered. After that, the earth is covered with a film (roofing material) and sprinkled with a layer of compost. The ground in the box should be slightly damp all the time.

Root formation lasts until the end of the season. However, when the roots are formed, they are still weak, and in August, the dew in the first year should not be transplanted to the pear beads. Warm the branch for the winter (it can be framed) and cover the box with a snowdrift. The term of cultivation of the layering lasts an average of 2 years, after which it can be transplanted into the ground as a normal seedling.

Harvesting and Storage

The first fruits from this grade of a pear can be collected already for the 3-4th year after landing. They ripen in mid-August (depending on weather conditions) and for a month firmly held on the branches.

The yield level is quite high, and in the early years, the August dew can produce 10-15 kg of fruit from a tree. And the older the tree, the higher the yield.

The Augustow dew gives a good harvest of pears in the vicinity of pollinators, to which, besides Yakovlev’s Memory, other self-bearing species can be attributed, which coincide with it at the time of flowering, fruiting, etc.

Harvest in dry weather and for better storage using wooden boxes or plastic containers.

Commercial appearance under normal storage conditions (cellar) pear retains up to 14 days. The pear can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 months without losing its qualities.

Pear Avgustovskaya dew: the pros and cons of varieties

Pear Augustus dew has a lot of advantages, and the description of the variety will be incomplete, if you do not note its advantages:

• high and stable yield (up to 200 kg / ha);
• resistance to fungi (especially scab);
• compact crown (allows you to grow in small areas);
• high frost resistance;
• unpretentiousness and ease of growing;
• good drought tolerance;
• excellent presentation and excellent taste.

The disadvantages include the frequency of fruiting and the variegation of fruits with a bountiful harvest.

This excellent grade of a pear is so unpretentious and simple in leaving that will allow any gardener to enjoy the fragrant fruits to any gardener with little effort.