Fruit

Cherry gardener worries: we treat pests and diseases, provide pollination
sprinkle cherries

Cherry is a valuable fruit crop, fast-growing, winter-hardy, productive, early ripening. Unfortunately, not only people love it, but also insect pests. In addition, cherry trees are often affected by various diseases, while the first signs are noticeable only when the disease has already gained strength. Yellowing of leaves during the growing season, the appearance of black dots, damage to the fruits - all this signals a problem, and which one, let's sort it out together.

How to protect an apple tree from mice and how to restore it in case of severe damage
Apple tree gnawed by mice

After the end of the summer season, it is necessary to prepare the apple orchard for winter. Every gardener knows: in the cold season, fruit plantings can suffer not only in severe cold or thaw. Mice cause considerable harm to trees. Small trees are especially vulnerable: pests gnaw their trunks and roots. The favorite food of mice is apple trees, whose bark has a soft structure and, unlike stone fruit crops, is not bitter. Rodents are most active in late winter - early spring, when, in search of food, they make massive invasions of apple trees, severely damaging the bark around the trunk, which often becomes the reason for their death. Therefore, one of the main tasks of gardeners is to carry out protective measures in the fall, and if trees are damaged by mice, apply effective rescue methods.

Cherry Novella is a durable frost-resistant variety: history of creation and description

The cherry orchard celebrated in the work of the classic has always been the pride of the gardener. For his favorite corner, every self-respecting specialist strives to get only the best varieties. Among the novelties, Novella cherry stands out for its positive qualities, the main of which is resistance to frost and disease.

Self-fertile cherries: advantages and disadvantages, varieties for regions with different climates
a lot of cherries

Cherry is a berry culture known since ancient times. Its fruits are rich in vitamins, glucose and fructose, mineral salts and organic acids, have anti-radiation, tonic, antihypertensive properties. Cherry ranks third after apple and plum in terms of the number of trees in our gardens. And the cherry orchard bloom is just gorgeous. Along with traditional varieties, self-fertile varieties, which are characterized by regular and abundant fruiting, are gaining more and more popularity.

Apple tree Gala is a world famous variety popular in the south of Russia

The Gala variety managed to become famous all over the world and only then, already famous, came to Russia. But this apple tree bears fruit well only in the south of our country, since it does not have a high winter hardiness. However, even when growing in warm regions, you need to know and take into account the characteristics of the variety.