Both very cold and too warm winter are dangerous for plants in the garden.In some years, it is not so much temperature drops that are harmful to fruit trees, but excess rainfall.If the ground is not very permeable, water accumulates in depressions of the ground.
Stagnant water is always unfavorable for fruit trees. However, if flooding occurs during the dormant period of plants, it usually does not cause tree dieback.Tree roots are dormant and do not take up water. The closer to spring, the more dangerous it is to flood the roots. The roots of fruit trees begin to grow when the soil temperature reaches a few degrees above zero.
Growing hair roots die in the absence of oxygen, which means that water is not drawn up and the plant begins to die. Sometimes even a few days' flooding of the roots is enough to make the plants ill. How can we protect them from this?Choose places for planting where water does not accumulate.
Sloping or slightly elevated areas are most advantageous.In smaller gardens where there is not much room, if puddles appear, a drainage groove must be excavated to allow the water to drain.Im the deeper the furrow, the faster the excess water is drained.
