How to choose the right plants: define "spermatozoa"

How to choose high-quality seedlings, where they can safely buy where - in any case it is impossible and that the first thing to look for when buying

We all know that the yield of fruit trees and shrubs depends on farming techniques, choice of varieties, on whether there was a mild winter and a "good" - the summer. In this formula, there is another important component: the quality of seedlings. About how to choose high-quality seedlings, where they can safely buy where - in any case can not, on that first of all to pay attention when buying, we are drawing on the experience FORUMHOUSE users describe in this article.

Content:

• The optimum age of seedlings
• What size seedlings take root better
• Signs of a viable root system
• state of the cortex
• Survival, depending on the growing region
• Where you can buy high-quality planting material
• Storage seedlings before planting

Age

Seedling survival depends on its age. The "yunee 'seedling, the faster it will be able to adapt to your site conditions. Therefore, "godovasiki" take root better than three years old.

Mountelf

Member FORUMHOUSE

The older seedling survives the slower (because he was stronger than chopped roots when digging). What's the use that you put a hefty tree, if it is a couple of years sitting and does not grow? A godovasik immediately takes root and begins to actively grow.

In apple, for example, three-year seedlings have already impressive roots that have to thoroughly hem when digging for sale - after such an execution tree, of course, survives worse.

Therefore, planting the seedling senior hoping to quickly get a crop - a meaningless exercise. Seedling-same age, really, is preferable. Novice gardeners often confused about the seedlings grow: some consider the first year, which - two years, and so on.. That's what says about this consultant section "Fruit Garden» FORUMHOUSE Andrey Vasilyev: same age (or, as some gardeners say gently, "godovasikom") is a seedling, the aboveground part of which has already grown a full season. Thus, the seedling in autumn 2015 and spring 2016 - is the same the same age, but in the spring you get it from Prikope, where it was kept, and in the fall - out of the field, where he grew up.

It is better to choose plants one-two years of age.

Sadovnik62

Consultant section "Fruit Garden» FORUMHOUSE

The best seedling for planting 1 tap hole or two-year, transplanted simultaneously with the digging.

For autumn planting it is important that a well-ripened shoots - it is necessary for the successful overwintering. Matured shoots should be woody along its entire length, and the buds on it - are fully formed.

The size

Height of seedling annual fruit trees (apple, pear) is typically 80-100 cm. The two-year seedling reaches one and a half meters in height. The buds on the tops of the seedlings should be large, well-formed. If they are damaged, it can be a sign of disease or pests - look for another transplant.

roots

Carefully inspect the seedling. Try not to buy the seedlings from the people who put the seedlings for sale, does not protect the roots from drying out: the roots must be "live", fresh, moisturized. The less damaged roots when digging, the faster the seedling will get accustomed, the less it will hurt. The root system should be damaged as little as possible.

Here it is impossible not to mention about the seedlings with closed root system: their root system is hardly damaged, such a method for transplanting plants painless. For seedlings plums, for example, the roots of which can be affected even during transport to the garden, it is generally an ideal way.

IrBiS1300

Member FORUMHOUSE

I liked the seedlings grown in polyethylene bags (we have one of the nursery seedlings are sold). When planting seedlings of such a polyethylene is cut neatly and planted a plant with a lump of land intact. It continues to grow as if nothing had happened.

But it is important to deal with conscientious seller, with a good reputation. It often happens that the transplant does not grow in a container, and placed there before boarding.

Mountelf

Member FORUMHOUSE

Have you seen this large fruit MCS? To the right tree was grown in a pot? Usually all the same: cut down the soil in the spring and shove in a pot in peat (here as in the photo above).

And how it hurt to get along with these seedlings PCL containers where the plants stuffed with chopped off the roots, especially when paid for this large sum of money. You can certainly rely on luck and the conscience of suppliers, but there is another way: buy seedling bare-root: in any case, will be able to properly consider the roots!

Bark

Bark, as the roots should be alive and fresh. If the crust is dry and lifeless sapling, then the sapling nursery dug in for a long time. You can gently pick at the crust to assess its condition.

Andrey Vasilyev

Consultant section "Fruit Garden» FORUMHOUSE

Apple and pear - very resistant plants. Starve them difficult to improper fit. If the seedling is not too dry - and this is the most common cause neprizhivaemosti.

Fitness

This point is important for gardeners and the northern regions of Siberia. How to distinguish a local seedling selection from the south, which is a great probability vymerznet in the first winter? There are a number of signs: carefully consider the seedling and can never go wrong.

• Seedlings Siberian breeding have a branched root system. That is, depending on the variety, from seedlings should be two, three, or even more root branching. In the southern root-carrot seedlings.
• Seedlings of Siberian breeding - dark, southern - bright brownish-red.
• Seedlings of Siberian breeding can be found on numerous shoots, while the southern steblevidnye seedlings resemble the vine.

salespeople

About 90% of gardeners buy seedlings from "roadside baryg", and it's sad. Even if you do not slipped a bad grade, still rastyuhi be bad to take root and be ill for a long time, even because of the conditions in which there are seedlings during this roadside trade.

GM: Buy healthy, viable seedlings can only specialists.

Sodmasteragronom

Member FORUMHOUSE

They have their own nurseries, than they live. Every one of them - PhDs with experience of years of work by thirty. Do not know how to lie by nature, any advice - better than in the textbook!

Such specialists can be found in any city, by the way, collected FORUMHOUSE turnout passwords verified suppliers with customer reviews. This is particularly important for keen gardeners, it is a pity to lose time and money. We also advise to be careful with the order of seedlings of other regions with delivery by mail: the seedlings - it's still not the seeds and bulbs.

MiLeDi

Participant FORUMHOUSE

When loading nobody looks: top or bottom, throw lotom, so seedlings are not mail to me – much money they have ruined me. I try itself or by courier. But the tubers and bulbs reach well.

Storage

If you can not plant a sapling in the area freshly bought immediately, in the wet and shaded garden area digs a shallow groove with an inclined wall on the south side. Seedlings should be put on the inclined wall and fall asleep so that under the ground and the roots were and 1/3 of the barrel. So they can be stored up to three weeks.

Watch our video about how prepare for planting seedlings apple. read the discussion grafting fruit trees and our article, which tells about spring grafting cuttings.

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