Practical gardening tips for August

Watering the trees

Alsolarge treesfeel the effects of prolonged drought. An adult beech needs approx. 400 liters of water per day. Remember that 1 liter of water spilled on an area of ​​1 m2soaks into the ground to a depth of about 1 cm. Trees root muchdeeper , therefore watering must berespectively more abundant

We plant kosaćce

Kosaćce goes into dormancy after flowering in summer; then they can be planted and replanted. We plant thick roots flat, covering them with soil only up to 2/3 of their height. Forplanting/transplantingchoose a permeable, not too muchclaysubstrate.

Water the lawn

In rainless periods, the lawn should be watered twice a week. If we use a sprinkler,turf waterfor about an hour, so that 1 m2 of soil absorbs about 15 liters of water.

We fight dust

When it is not raining for a long time, a thick layerlayer of dustis deposited on the leaves, which prevents plants from absorbingoptimalquantities lightsTherefore, from time to time it is worth giving the plantsmorningorevening showerUse standing rainwater for sprinkling.

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No worries for a short vacation

We don't have to worry about the conditionof plantsif we leave them unattended for only a few days, even in summer.It is important that the plants are placed onshaded positionand watered in advance (evaporation in the shade, and thus - the need for water - are significantly smaller).

Goodbye aphids!

The aphid control agent can be produced onown . To do this, dissolve 20 ml of spirit and 1 tablespoon of gray soap (grated) in 1 liter of water. Apply the agent directly to the aphids incloudy day .

In August, no fertilizers containingnitrogenare used, because they would extendvegetation plants , as a result, the shoots would not have had time to woody until autumn and could freeze during the winter.

Owocówki

Fruit apple ,peariplumdamaged by fruit flakes should be carefully picked up and then buried deep (about 50 cm).

Headbands on trees

Browse the corrugated paper bands on the trunks and destroy the caterpillars found therefruit trees apples .

Weeds

We keep weedingdiscountsandbeds .

Seed dressings

Before plantingplants bulbsdress the bulbs with special seed dressings.

We destroy sick fruits

During harvestfruit removeand destroy those with symptoms of diseaseandpests .

Powdery mildew

When we notice symptoms of ornamental plant infection bypowdery mildew real , we performtreatmentchemical , using e.g. Amistar 250S.C., Score 250 EC or Biosept 33 SL.

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