Planting of apricot in spring

Little is found in the vastness of our country people who do not like juicy and sweet apricots. And if they do, it's just because they have not yet found their own kind of this wonderful fruit. Although many people have the belief that it is possible to grow apricots only in the southern regions, in reality it is not so. The key to success lies in how to properly choose and plant a seedling apricot. About the subtleties of how to properly plant apricot and talk in this article.

Apricot - planting and care

1. Wintering varieties of apricots, such as "Alesha", "Success", "Monastyrsky", "Piquant", "Lel", are suitable for planting in the middle belt.
2. Only two-year-old seedlings of apricot are suitable for planting, since they possess the best growth qualities.
3. When choosing and buying an apricot seedling, it is necessary to carefully examine its roots. The root system should be well developed, have several major roots and in no case be over-dried.
4. If you plan to plant the apricot in the spring, then the place for it should be selected from the autumn. Optimal for the cultivation of apricot will be well-lit and well protected from cold winds, better on the hill.
5. The planting of the apricot seedlings is carried out according to the scheme of 3x5 meters, that is, so that the distance from other landings and buildings is not less than these values. It is best to get accustomed and earlier please the owners by harvesting apricot seedlings, planted "on a hillock", so that the root neck was above the level of the surrounding land. Planted in this way, apricot gets a larger volume for the development of the root system, which means it receives much more nutrients.
6. Planting pit for apricot also begin to cook in the fall. For apricot you need to dig a hole at least 70x70x70 cm. The size of the landing pit depends directly on the fertility of the soil - the poorer it is, the pit must be deeper. The bottom of the landing pit is lined with drainage materials: gravel, branches, boughs. On top of the drain lay the soil, carefully mixed with fertilizers: humus, ammonium nitrate , lime, potassium salt, superphosphate. In the pit so prepared, the apricot seedling is planted, making sure that its root neck is open. Planting apricot is necessary so that it was on the mound.
7. In order to properly plant apricot in the spring, it is necessary to work in four hands: one worker will hold the tree for the stem, and the second will distribute and sprinkle the roots. After landing along the circumference of the fossa, a small groove is dug out to irrigate the tree.
8. After planting, the apricot seedling is watered with 20-30 liters of water, trying not to wash out the landing mound. Further irrigation of the apricot tree is also performed by means of watering grooves (holes), digging them around the trunk so that their diameter is half the diameter of the crown.
9. Sprinkle apricots need several times during the season. The first time it is watered in the middle of spring, the second - in the second half of May, when there is an active growth of shoots. The third time to water apricot is necessary for 2-3 weeks before the beginning of ripening of fruits. The last time the tree is watered in autumn, when the apricot begins to prepare for the winter. When watering the apricot should not be poured, because it is fraught with rotting roots.
10. To make fertilizing for apricot should also be in the spring, using for this purpose peat and mineral mixtures. Organic fertilizers can be used only in the fifth year of life of a tree.
11. The soil around the roots of the tree must be periodically loosened to improve air access to them.