Planting and caring for the August Dew pear in the country
Proper planting and caring for the August Dew pear is the key to a plentiful, juicy and incredibly healthy harvest. This variety is loved by gardeners due to its unpretentiousness and good resistance to disease and sudden temperature fluctuations.
Description of pear variety August dew
Pear Augustowskaya Dew is a dwarf plant.
It is a summer variety with high taste characteristics. The fruits are elongated. Fruits weigh from 100 to 150 g. At first they are green, but over time they acquire a greenish-yellowish tint. Some specimens have a reddish barrel.
Fruit skin is smooth. The pulp is snow-white, fine-grained and incredibly juicy. This variety is famous for its rich sweet and sour taste and melting structure. The tree grows up to a maximum of 3 m tall. The crown is not very dense, slightly drooping.
Planting and caring for the August Dew pear
This type of pear grows very quickly and bears fruit abundantly, but this is if all planting rules are followed.
The choice of planting material
Not only the quantity of the crop, but also its quality depends on the correctly chosen seedling. When buying a tree, you need to pay attention to the condition of the root system. All roots should be fresh, free from flaws and dry areas.
The longer the roots, the faster the tree will take root.
You also need to carefully examine the trunk. A healthy and high-quality seedling has an even and uniform shade.
Landing place
This pear variety prefers areas where there is no wind and drafts. Lowlands are an excellent option. As for the soil, it is best to plant in loamy or sandy loam soils. Before carrying out the procedure, the site will need to be loosened and a small amount superphosphate, compost and fertilizers with a high potassium content.
Although Augustowskaya Dew is a self-fertile variety, it is still recommended to plant a pollinator nearby.
Landing rules
The best month for planting is the first week of October. But this procedure is also carried out at the end of April.
Rules to follow when landing:
- The hole should be about 0.5 m deep and 1 m in diameter.
- Before planting on a seedling, you need to remove the leaves, leaving a few things on each shoot.
- When planting in spring, pruning of shoots is carried out.
- A support must be installed near each tree.
- The root collar should be above the soil level.
- After planting, the soil around the seedling must be mulched.
- The distance between the specimens should be at least 2 m.
Having placed the plant in a dimple, the roots must be carefully spread out. This will help the tree quickly gain strength and increase its growth.
Pear Augustow Dew: watering, fertilization
After choosing a plant and planting it, some care rules must be followed.
Irrigation of a plant
Before each watering, the soil around the trunk is loosened and weeds are removed. The plant is irrigated about 5 times a month. More often, the procedure is carried out only if there is a high temperature outside for a long time. With the arrival of autumn, the number watering reduce, and resume it only with the onset of spring.
Fertilizing pears
This variety prefers organic preparations. Cow dung is an excellent option.
It is necessary to feed the tree in the spring. For each plant, 1 to 2 kg of manure is applied. During the period of bud formation and flowering, a boric acid solution is used. To prepare the mixture, it is necessary to dilute 10 g of the product in 10 liters of clean water.
At the beginning of December, a pear is fertilized with saltpeter, manure or urea... It is also recommended to treat the trunk with a limestone solution. This will protect the plant from pests.
How to prune a pear correctly
Timely and correct pruning will help not only form a beautiful crown, but also significantly increase the yield. A similar procedure is also used in order to get rid of some diseases.
Sapling pruning rules
Only the planted tree needs to be cut by 1/3. This will allow the young plant to form a crown much faster and bring the fruiting process closer.
In the first year, the trunk is cleared of branches below the 1st tier. With the onset of spring, it is reduced by 25 cm, and the skeletal branches are cut from 5 to 7 cm. It is important to ensure that the shoots of the upper tier are shorter than those below.
Rules for pruning an adult plant
An adult pear must be pruned every year before sap begins to flow. This often happens in March.
Do not cut the tree at the beginning or at the end of autumn.
All parallel and closely growing shoots are removed. Long branches are slightly trimmed. Also, those shoots that fall on the ground are removed, even if they were harvested. As for young shoots, their maximum number on one tree should be within ¼ of the total number of the crown. Places with a cut are covered with garden varnish or crushed activated carbon.
Potential pests
Despite the fact that this variety is resistant to various diseases and pests, it is still recommended to carry out prevention every year. To do this, you can use both special preparations that are sold in stores, and herbal decoctions.
Powdery mildew can attack the tree if not properly cared for. If the deciduous plates are covered with a white bloom, then it is necessary to treat the branches and crown with Topaz.
Oxyhom and Bordeaux mixture perfectly fights against fruit rot. It is necessary to treat the tree with these preparations before flowering.
If you follow all the rules for planting and caring for the plant, then abundant flowering and a high-quality harvest are guaranteed. August Dew will certainly delight you with juicy and very tasty fruits.