Much has already been said before us about the exactingness of the peach, but gardeners for its delicious fragrant fruits are ready to forgive this culture not only whimsicality. Unfortunately, these wonderful fruits are loved not only by adults and children, but also by a large number of pests that have to be fought. What effective methods and tools are ready to help you in this matter, and what is the additional spring care for a peach tree?
Terms and means for processing
Experienced gardeners know how important it is to process fruit trees in the spring. After all, timely spraying of peach will help to qualitatively fight pests and diseases, which often interfere with the normal growth and development of the crop, and also greatly reduce its yield. Spring processing is preferable for a peach tree with a dense luxurious crown, but the rest need it no less. Why is it necessary to process the crop in the spring? Because after the winter, the pests wake up and rush to harm the peaches, so spraying is advised to be carried out before the first leaves appear, ideally before the buds swell. 
When for a number of reasons it is not possible to perform treatment to prevent diseases and pests in time in the spring, it can be done before flowering. Spraying a peach in the spring with Bordeaux liquid has proven itself to be excellent. In addition to processing each peach tree in the spring from troubles in the form of scab, as well as other pests and extremely unpleasant diseases, it is customary to spray it against curliness. For these purposes, it is good to use 10 grams of copper sulfate and 300 grams of lime diluted in 400 liters of water.
When the peach enters the growing season in spring, it is recommended to use a solution prepared from 150 grams of lime and 100 grams of vitriol, diluted in 10 liters of water. Before spraying trees with Bordeaux liquid from diseases and parasites, it is necessary to prepare a solution in any container other than iron. To do this, each drug should be dissolved separately from the others and slowly pour the solution of vitriol in a thin stream into the lime. Purchased preparations such as Topaz or Kuproksat also help well against leaf curl. 
When properly prepared, the Bordeaux mixture will turn out to be a light blue color. And with the help of a special indicator, you can also check whether the indicator of its acidity is neutral. In this case, the litmus paper dipped into the liquid should not change its color. At home, the test can be carried out using a regular nail. The solution can be used if copper does not settle on the nail immersed in it. This means that there is enough lime in it and fruit crops can be processed. It is advisable to carry out spraying with a freshly prepared solution in the spring, since after a day it will begin to lose its properties. But even then it can be “refreshed” by adding about 10 grams of sugar to every 10 liters of water.
It will help well against perforated spotting in the spring with a solution of colloidal sulfur or freshly slaked lime. Against the pests that appeared during the formation of buds, such as caterpillars, silkworms, sawflies, it is advised to use Bi-58 or decis. These measures are effective only if the trees were not previously sprayed with the same substances during the appearance of buds. If last season the crops suffered from scab, coccomycosis, rust, after the tree has finished flowering, you can process it again. According to generally accepted norms, it is mandatory to spray peach with Bordeaux 3% liquid in early spring after flowering, and two weeks later with a solution made with the addition of 40 grams of cineb to 10 liters of water.
Also, processing in the above terms with a solution prepared on the basis of wood ash has proven itself well. 
It is necessary to add one fourth of the ash, water to the bucket, boil for about an hour, then cool and pass through the filter. Half a liter is then taken from the resulting liquid, which is mixed with ten liters of plain water. The solution is ready for use, it can also be stored (undiluted) for about three months.
Additional care
Standard Peach Pruning Pattern
In addition to the timely processing of peach with special preparations, it is important to control the growth of its branches and take regular measures to remove excess ovaries, as well as fragments of unnecessary growth. Since this culture tends to grow rapidly, excessively rapid crown formation is quite possible. If you correctly remove the extra ovaries, then in the fall you can get new viable shoots that can overwinter with honor. When thinning, remember that the fruits should be on the branches at a distance of about 20 cm from each other.
Do not regret that you have to rid the tree of some branches with fruits, because in return you received a high-quality and rich harvest. Single fruits are not so often affected by fruit rot and codling moth. It is also important to remember to water adequately and regularly, as it will help spraying in the fight against insects that can harm the tree in places where the solution has not reached.
Since not all cultures are able to overwinter, it is necessary to make a stock from the surviving branches. For grafting, trees are used, the diameter of which is about 1 cm, they must be grafted onto apricot, cherry plum or plum. To do this, carefully cut the tree with a sharp pruner so as not to harm the bark, into which the cutting is then inserted and carefully attached with adhesive tape or adhesive tape. You can protect the grafted tree by wrapping a bag over it. After a few months, the scion will grow together with the stock, and it will be possible to remove the adhesive tape so that the tree has the opportunity to grow and develop further on its own.
Video “Peach Processing”
In the video, a man demonstrates how to prepare Bordeaux liquid and how to process peach trees with it.
