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Pruning the vesicle in the fall is a common practice among gardeners. Shrub care is simple, but requires certain requirements. Recommendations for the pruning procedure and preparing the crop for winter are presented below.
Is it possible to cut the vesicle in the fall
Autumn pruning of the vesicle is useful, but only after all the foliage has fallen. This is a sanitary and rejuvenating procedure, which involves shortening branches, pruning old, diseased, damaged trunks, branches.
If the bush is planted as a hedge, it is cut at any time to give the necessary shape to the crown. Trimming for the sake of forming a certain appearance is necessary as young shoots grow. It is noteworthy that anyone can make a crown. Despite the predominance of rectangular low hedges, rounded, irregular shapes are achieved by trimming; it is permissible to use topiary art techniques.
In the fall, only the final procedure is carried out. An exception is the need for a plant transplant.
How to cut the vesicle in autumn
Correctly trimming the vesicle in the fall is simple, for this you will need:
- sharp tools – secateurs, saw for thick branches;
- antiseptic for cuts, in order not to infect, it is advisable to use a garden pitch;
- gloves that protect hands from microtrauma.
It is necessary to identify all the branches of the vesicle that require removal, then proceed to the procedure. Care should be taken to avoid damaging healthy shoots. In addition, cuts, saw cuts, must be even, without chips, splits. The mistake can be corrected by making a saw cut or a cut below. Damage, remove the bark from the remaining branch of the vesicle is prohibited.
Winter hardiness of the vesicle
The shrub has a high winter hardiness. In central Our Country, an adult vesicle endures frosts without needing shelter. In autumn, it is desirable to mulch, add humus, peat, straw. Insulated roots will increase the resistance of the plant, and in the spring the shelter will play the role of top dressing, ensuring health, good growth, and nutrition for the vesicle.
Beyond the Arctic Circle, it is desirable to insulate a plant (especially a varietal one), but varieties close to wild tolerate the conditions of harsh winters well. The main factor is the snow covering the roots.
Young, recently transplanted specimens are more sensitive to cold than adult, healthy seedlings. It is necessary to carefully consider the weather forecast and prepare the plant for wintering accordingly.
How to prepare the vesicle for winter
The vesicle is undemanding to care; in the fall, only minor preparation for winter is needed. After pruning in the autumn, you must:
- cover adult bushes together with young ones if they promise a snowless winter;
- make sure that the root system does not lock up, rot can destroy the planting;
- treat the vesicle from pests;
- make a feed.
The vesicle is often used as urban landscaping, because. culture is undemanding to care and rarely gets sick.
How to cover the vesicle for the winter
A plant of different ages is covered in autumn in different ways. An adult bush is insulated as follows:
- In late autumn, the plant is carefully tied with a rope.
- A roofing felt cone, a dense, non-woven covering material, is put on top.
- The roots are insulated with mulch, spruce branches.
Such a need arises only under extreme weather conditions: little snow, frosty winter, spring frosts.
The young vesicle is cut as much as possible, the roots are also insulated. Then they cover the cut bush with spruce branches. Lapnik should be used dry, without traces of decay, mold. The procedure is carried out annually until the plant reaches 4-5 years.
Caring for the vesicle throughout the year
In autumn, the vesicle needs not only pruning. To ensure high-quality wintering of the shrub, during the year you need to properly care for the plant. A poorly overwintered crop may die in the spring or be vulnerable to parasites and diseases.
Transfer
It is advisable to transplant the vesicle at a young age, but adult bushes can also be transferred to another place. The procedure should be carried out in early spring (the buds should still be asleep) or in the fall, after the leaves have dropped.
Adult specimens do not tolerate transplantation well, but following the rules guarantees success and the health of the shrub. For a successful transplant, you need:
- Carry out a preliminary cut. In addition to sanitary measures, all stems should be cut to 0,2 m. Such an operation will increase the chances of a transplanted specimen to survive by reducing the load on the roots.
- Dig with the largest possible clod of earth. It is important not to scrape off the ground; for better adhesion, it is advisable to lightly water the plant. Lack of soil on the roots will cause damage to them.
- Prepare a hole slightly larger than the earthen coma. The land left from the preparation should not be disposed of. The material is useful for tamping free space.
- The transplanted (spring or autumn does not matter) vesicle is watered. It is advisable to use a solution of Kornevin or Heteroauxin. Fertilizers will strengthen the root system, which will allow you to nourish the shrub better.
- During spring transplantation, after the appearance, the leaves are sprayed with Ecogel-antistress, it is permissible to use Epin.
Watering and feeding
Even for an unpretentious vesicle, the humidity regime is important, especially for young or transplanted specimens. The composition of the soil also plays a role:
- On loams in hot climates, watering is necessary twice a week. Under each adult bush leaves 4 buckets of water.
- Clay soils require moisture checks not from above, but inside, so as not to overmoisten the ground. The root system dies with excess moisture.
- Sandy soils require regular watering more than twice a week.
- Bushes growing in the lowlands should be watered only after a long-term drought.
- On other soils, watering is carried out as the top layer of the earth dries.
The vesicle needs to be fed twice a year – in autumn and spring. Mineral fertilizers are applied in the fall, nitrogen-containing (including organic) – in the spring.
Mineral fertilizers (for example, nitroammophoska) are applied with a solution. One matchbox of the substance is diluted in 10 liters of water. An adult vesicle will need 15 liters of solution.
In the spring they are fed with a mixture of urea, ammonium nitrate, and mullein. Prepare a solution by adding to 10 liters of water:
- 1 st. l. saltpeter;
- 1 tbsp. l. urea;
- 0,5 l cow’s milk.
Mulching material serves as an additional fertilizer. The amount of humus, peat or manure should be taken into account when planning fertilizer in the fall.
Protection against diseases and pests
If the vesicle is cared for correctly, cut off in a timely manner, cuts are processed, fertilizers are applied, it shows good resistance to any pests and diseases.
A common shrub problem is chlorosis. The disease provokes the drying of branches, especially the tops of the stems, premature yellowing of young leaves. The reason is lack of nutrition.
If signs of chlorosis are found, it is necessary to spray the leaves (water the bush) with iron-containing fertilizers (iron chelate, ferrofit, ferrilen, antichlorosis). After the retreat of the disease, it is advisable to cut the damaged branches and burn them away from the site. Additionally, it is recommended to observe for 1-2 weeks so that chlorosis does not return. Relapses lead to the complete destruction of the bush.
Occasionally, a fungal infection is likely to occur. The situation is possible only if the soil is waterlogged and the branches of the shrub are damaged. The beginning of rotting of the root system is especially dangerous. When powdery mildew occurs, diseased shoots are cut out, the bush is urgently transplanted to an elevation in dry soil. The affected roots, identified during the examination, must be cut out.
There are rare cases of attacks by parasites, such as slobber pennitsa. They spoil the appearance of the shrub, but a simple insecticide treatment will quickly eliminate the problem.
Conclusion
Pruning the vesicle in autumn is a necessary part of preparing the shrub for winter. Only young plants can not be touched if there are no diseased branches. It is allowed to cut the vesicle seedlings not in the fall, but immediately after flowering, in order to give the crown a shape.
