These wonderful fruits are beyond any competition, because their taste and flavor have not yet been able to surpass any of the fruits. No wonder peaches make up more than 2% of all fruits grown in the world. Their juicy pulp is not only tasty, but also extremely healthy. The content of pectins, essential oils, citric, malic and tartaric acids, as well as a huge amount of vitamins and microelements, make this fruit one of the most beloved and popular
This tree is quite thermophilic and capricious. Very poorly taken root in places open to northern air currents, lowlands, as well as darkened, marshy areas with high moisture content.
Preparation for landing The trees must be started 1 month before the planned date. The site must be carefully cleaned from various debris, weeds,cut branches and discarded foliage, which are an excellent source of accumulation and reproduction of garden diseases and pests.
Desirable conduct a detailed soil analysis to find out which microelements it lacks. When fertilizing the planting pit, the result will have to be taken into account, and to fill the deficit of nutrients in the garden.
It is better to choose a place for a sapling on the southern side of the plot, since the peach begins to bloom earlier than other fruit trees and is in great need of the first sun rays in spring.
The peach has no special requirements for the soil, it is perfectly acclimatized on carbonate, slate, and gravelly soils, but it is better not to plant it on saline rocks. And, of course, the better the composition of the land on which the tree grows, the more generously you will receive the crop.
Also, the place after the uprooting of the old garden will not work, since the land where it was growing is quite saturated with poisonous plant life products.
Old trees growing near the landing site will inhibit the growth of the seedling with its massive crowns, since peach - extremely light-loving plant.
Soil preparation. Preliminary sowing of a site with perennial grasses or grain crops with addition to the earth of various top dressings, for several seasons before planting, will be an ideal option for preparing the soil.
This will enrich and saturate the soil with useful minerals and substances, as well as relieve it of unnecessary elements of the decay of the vital activity of old plants. It is undesirable to plant a peach in the area where crops such as potatoes, tobacco, sunflower, strawberries and tomatoes grew.
It is necessary to begin the preparation of the landing cavity as early as possible, since, the longer the pit lasts, the better the soil becomes.
Pits, depth. For planting one seedling you need a pit with the size of 1-1-0,8m. On fertile soils, the pit can be dug not so big. Please note that the pit is dug deep enough so that there is no need to cut the roots, so the lower layer of the earth, which is poor in nutrients, is not recommended, it is immediately removed to the side.
Fertilizer. The bottom of the landing pit must be fertilized with two buckets of rotted humus, previously mixed with black soil. You can also use this mixture for filling: 10 kg of rotted manure + 65g of potash fertilizer + about 80g of ammonium nitrate + 150g of superphosphate + topsoil, taken out of the pit.
After pouring into it a little wood ash, which also cover 10 cm of black soil. Allow the planting pit to stand up to 2-4 weeks.
Selection of seedlings. It is possible to grow a peach from a stone or a sapling. Planting seedlings more convenient and reliable, because you can already be sure of the quality of planting material, and the time for cultivation will take much less.
To prepare the seedling should be considered deliberately, and choose exactly the type of tree that is ideal for planting in your climate zone. Otherwise, illness and death of the garden are not excluded.
When choosing a seedling on the market or store should note on how many twigs the crown of a tree consists of. They must be at least 4. The distance from the vaccination to the root system is at least 7 cm.
It is best to buy 1-2-year-old seedlings, which clearly have well-developed roots, there are a large number of small roots, as well as healthy rootstock and graft.
The thickness of the trunk of the tree should be about 2 cm, and the height - up to 1.5 m.
It is safer to buy trees for planting from reliable suppliers or firms. This will protect you from acquiring low-quality material or unwanted peach varieties. Buying planting material through an online store has a number of advantages: a more varied selection of varieties, no need to knock down your feet in search of goods, you can also find a trusted and reliable supplier.
Seedling preparation. Wherever you buy a sapling, be sure, after receiving the goods, prepare it for planting - tear off all the leaves, because they contribute to the desiccation of the tree. Wrap the roots with a damp cloth and wrap with polyethylene. In this state, the seedlings should stand for two days. You can also soak the seedling in the root stimulator, but not more than 24 hours. Only after that you can start planting.
To understand the condition of the seedling will help the appearance of the bark. If it is shriveled and inelastic, then the tree still lacked moisture.To revive it, before planting it in the soil, it is required to place the planting material in clean (preferably rainwater) water for 2 days, completely submerging both the branches and the trunk in a container.
Experienced gardeners, after buying a seedling, dip its trunk and branches into molten paraffin. In such a protective shell of a tree, neither frost, nor wind, nor the burning rays of the winter sun, which dry and burn the unprotected peach bark, nor pests, are terrible. In the spring paraffin will not become an obstacle to the growing season of the kidneys. Swelling, they will easily overcome this layer and continue their development. Therefore, fears about the use of this tool, you can safely cast aside.
