Effective measures to get rid of plum shoots once and for all.
Many gardeners are active in the fight against the plum shoots, but not always this fight is effective. Really deal with this problem is not easy, but a number of ways still is.
Plum is located away from the garden grows with time. It does not stop any other planting or fencing. The root system will make the way to the desired location and release it sprouts. As a rule, most truckers used to fight axes and shovels, but it allows you to get rid of the problem only for a time, held a week or two and the beds do not appear solitary stems and numerous bushes. In addition, the proximity of such processes brings discomfort to other plantings, which will eventually just die. Yes, and overgrown drainage prevents access to the right of the bush tomato, currants, or cucumbers.
In most cases, anti-overgrown advised to use herbicides, but they can not use on beds with other plants. This method is effective if the shoots are located away from the garden.
Before embarking on the struggle should be aware that young shoots grow from large roots of a large tree. With the help of them they feed by sucking from a good fruit-bearing trees all the nutrients, resulting in poor productivity.
To get rid of the overgrown, you need to dig a trench depth of 30-40 cm along all unnecessary shoots to the main root. With a sharp blade to remove all the shoots, not allowing even stay little stumps. Following the work of the trench and carefully pour the ground tamp. It is worth noting that such work is likely to damage the existing landing on the beds, but it will get rid of the young shoots of plum.
There is another way to deal with plum shoots. To do this, you need to step back from the tree at least two feet, spread out in a circle cardboard, all abundantly watered with water and compacted. On top of all the hiding film and roofing material, and then poured sand first, and then the ground. In the future, this is the place you can sow lawn, well, or make a beautiful and original flower bed.
The fight against uncontrolled processes plum - the work is not easy, but effective. Having done it, you can once and for all get rid of unnecessary processes that hinder not only you but also other cultures. In addition, the tree produces shoots, after the work done again able to bring a rich harvest.
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