Decorative garden: One more shrub cutting
Deciduous and coniferous plants have completed their first shoot growth this year. Now is a good time to carry out a corrective cut, especially important for strong-growing hedges withligusters ,maple palmorgrabu ordinaryThe first cuts can be made at the end of June. Then, however, the breeding season of the birds is still going on, so it is worth delaying the treatment for a few weeks. We reach for the secateurs for the second time inAugust ; after this date, shoots should no longer be shortened as they must be allowed time to mature sufficiently.If we cut them too early, the shoots will not lignified and will be more prone to freezing.
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Trimming bushes in the summer allows you to prepare them before the next season (Image: Fotolia.com) |
For people who are not yet trained in cutting, we advise you to use slatted racksracks , possiblyguides stringmarking the edge of the hedge. Cutting with an electric pruner is undoubtedly much more convenient than cutting with a hand pruner, although it requires more practice and experience.
Rake cut shoots and throw them intocomposteror use for seedlings (only he althy, well-developed apical parts are suitable). Nowboxwoodandprivettake root best, from August conifers are also easy to propagate, e.g.inthymusicyprysik
Balconies and terraces: What to do to make the bougainvillea bloom longer?
Bougainvilleablooms several times in one summer, and its shoots quickly grow in length. If we do not regularly trim the vinestrim , flowers will only form at the topshoots .
As soon as the colorful flowers, called by many people flowers, dry, shorten the shoots. Youngwithes , recognizable by the light green colorbark , are cut to half their length. This will cause the plant to start sprouting new side shoots, at the ends of which, after 3-4 weeks, new shoots will openbunches flower
In stemmed bougainvillea, shoots should be trimmed every 4weeks . This is the basic condition that must be met for the crown to maintain a smooth, compact form and for the shoots to produce flowers many times. We use garden pruning shears for pruning.
Bougainvillea is a " voracious " plant and requires weekly fertilization forplants flowering .
Sad: How do you know if the apples are ripe for harvesting?
Apple trees show more and moreruddy fruitWe are not always sure when to pick them. In principle, they should only be harvested when they are fully ripe. Then they not only have the best taste, but are also suitable for long storage. How do you actually know that apples areripe ? The best way to check it is by applying a "twist" test. The fruit is ripe if it separates easily fromshootThe apples should not be picked during twisting as this may damage the bearing shoot on which the fruit is to be set next year.
Not all fruits ripen at the same time, so you can't pick all apples in one day. They should be collectedin stages , checking their maturity on a regular basis.Apples should not mature too long, however, because after some time their capacity decreasesstorage ability storageOverripe fruit becomes flour faster. The sun also affects their quality; the part of the fruit facing it is harder than the shaded part. Shortly before fruiting the tree, it is worth pruning by removingshoots crossandthick growing
Vegetable: Varieties that do not get sick and give abundant yield
Many vegetable species, naturally crossed with other hardy plants, have developed greater resistance to disease and pests. Tomatoes of the varieties ' Vitella ' and ' Myrto ' have become resistant to brown rot and can be grown both under glass and in the ground.
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Green beans and tomatoes are one of the simplest vegetables to grow on your own (Image: Fotolia.com) |
Cucumbers are less likely to be attacked by mildew or scab, and they are also less bitter. There are also disease-resistant, bitterness-free salad cucumbers and pickles for pickling, e.g. ' Saladin ', ' Hayat ' and ' Cubella '. Among the broccoli we recommend the varieties'Marathon'and'Calabris’. At this time, you can still sow string beans. The varieties ' Sixta ' and ' Montano ' are not attacked neither by the bean mosaic virus, nor by anthracnose and ring bacteriosis. For autumn harvesting, lamb's lettuce is sown from the beginning of August. The varieties ' Vit ', ' Favor ' and fast growing ' Gala ' are resistant to downy mildew, which attacks plants when the air is moist.
