Watering an apple tree: features of watering in spring, summer and autumn

Features of watering at different stages of the growing season

How often, how much and how exactly - these questions about watering garden strawberries are relevant throughout the season: at each stage of development, strawberries have different requests.

After planting towards the end of summer

For reproduction or renewal of a strawberry plantation at the end of summer, the transplanting season starts. In warm areas of the southern regions, the rosettes are rooted towards the end of October. The center breeds strawberries throughout September. And Siberians are engaged in transplanting in the second half of August, otherwise they will not have time before winter.

The weather at the time of planting can be anything you like. But only she is the only criterion for the watering schedule of young bushes of garden strawberries.

If the days are warm, dry, the gardener helps plantings: roots will not grow in poor soil moisture. The beds are always slightly damp. Early autumn dampness and coolness cancel watering: even without them, strawberries are uncomfortable.

After planting in early spring

The advantage of spring rooting of strawberries is the satiety of the earth with melt water. But this time is fleeting: the sun warms up - the soil dries up. Therefore, gardeners control the degree of soil moisture in strawberry beds and adjust the irrigation regime:

• the first days often (2-3 per week), but little by little (0.5 l / bush) so that the water does not stand around the bushes;
• one and a half to two weeks after disembarkation - less often, but the volume of water is increased (10 l / m2).

Before flowering, they are guided by the weather: if it rains periodically, nature will cope on its own. But the days in June become a little hotter and drier, you have to more often take up the watering can or open the tap of the irrigation system. Sprinkler irrigation is effective, saturating the earth and washing foliage.

Before and during flowering

Budding is a crucial period in the life of strawberry bushes. The need for moisture and nutrition is increasing. If rains are rare, 20-25 liters are applied for every square meter of a blossoming plantation.

The frequency is controlled by the degree of soil drying. Usually, weekly hydration is sufficient. But in dry weather, watering is frequent, and in hot weather - daily. The combination "dry + hot + no watering" for strawberries during flowering is dangerous because the flowers crumble, the ovaries die, the pollen is sterilized.

Features of irrigation - exclusion of sprinkling. If flowering strawberries are watered from a watering can or a hose with a splitter, there is a high risk of washing off the pollen. Or the heavy wet pollen will not attract the bees. The consequence is no berries. Therefore, either drip irrigation, or from a hose along the ground, under the bushes.

When the berries are poured

Even inexperienced gardeners will confirm the importance of watering at the next stage:

• moisture deficiency during fruiting leads to the fact that ripe berries are dry, tough - neither taste nor juiciness;
• flooded during ripening, the berry becomes sour, soft, watery, often rotting.

If there is no drip system, then it is recommended to remove all ripe fruits before watering. Such courtesy will keep them from:

• already an extra dose of moisture for them;
• splashing wet earth;
• excessive moisture during evaporation after watering.

The mode is the same as at the flowering stage - according to the weather. The volume is 25-30 liters per meter of planting.

End of season and preparation for winter

The strawberries gave back their harvest, thanking the gardener for their care. But plantation maintenance is not over yet. Once every 2 weeks, if there is no rain, strawberry beds are watered, soaking the soil well to the same depth as during the season - 20-25 cm. The bushes need moisture to:

• recover;
• to build up new greenery so that it is easier to survive the frosts in winter;
• lay new buds - for the next season.

For remontant varieties, care is according to the same scheme. Strawberries, which bear fruit almost before winter, need watering and feeding until the end of the season.

Watering frequency and signs of water scarcity in flower beds

The optimal frequency of watering for a flower garden on which species of different drought tolerance grow is once every 2 weeks. In this case, the countdown is carried out not only from the previous irrigation, but also from heavy rainfall. But this is only a standard guideline, since a specific need for watering must always be carried out according to the weather.

In determining whether plants need watering, first of all be guided by the plants themselves. All your stars in the flower garden will let you know when they need urgent watering. Typically, wilting, wilting of shoots, leaves, and sometimes flowers are considered a sign of a lack of water.

But when you see sluggish crops in a flowerbed at noon, do not rush to take up a watering can: some plants naturally cannot stand the sun and come to life only in the evening. If the plants are "vigorous" again at dusk, it means that they do not really need watering. If cultures that are not prone to such a phenomenon wither at noon, but still come to life overnight, watering the flower garden will only be needed after a few days. But if the plants do not rise overnight, do not look fresh, then watering should be carried out immediately.

There is another sign of the need for watering of the flower garden - checking the soil at a depth of 10 cm. To do this, it is enough to dig the soil to a depth of about 10 cm in an empty place or on the edge and check how dry the soil is. Watering should be carried out only when the soil is completely dry throughout the entire layer. If only a few top centimeters have dried, then you can wait another three days before watering and re-checking.

When to water the garden?

"How many times a week should you water?" and "How often should you water?" - rhetorical questions. It all depends on your particular site, the characteristics of the soil on it, the climatic conditions of the area, and even what kind of vegetables you prefer in the garden.

Below we will analyze the rules for watering certain crops, and now we will try to formulate general rules:

• it is optimal if watering is regular and timely;
• Since plants need oxygen, loosen the soil before watering, and avoid the formation of a soil crust.

What time of day to water?

Water your garden in the absence of bright sun - in the morning or evening, when moisture evaporation is minimal, and water droplets will not turn into tiny scorching lenses under the sun's rays (especially during periods of very hot weather).

Morning watering is preferable in cool weather, evening watering in warm weather.

In the evening, watering should not be delayed, since if the ground does not dry out until cool twilight, this can provoke a surge of fungal diseases;

Do I need to water the garden after the rain?

It depends on its duration and abundance - a long and calm rain will help plants much better than a plentiful, but short one. Stick a dry stick into the ground after precipitation, check to what depth the soil is soaked - the bulk of the roots of most vegetable plants is located at a depth of 15 to 30 cm from the soil surface.

How many times a day to water the beds?

It all depends on the weather, age and well-being of your plants - seedlings planted in the ground are watered daily, after rooting, reduce the frequency of watering to once every 2-3 days; plants in pots or in greenhouses dry faster than ground plants - they are shown watering twice a day. In hot weather, of course, you will have to water more often and more than in cool weather, and areas with light sandy soils dry much faster than clay soils.

All of the above does not apply to force majeure situations, when you did not look at the summer cottage for a while, and upon arrival found that the plants frankly require immediate watering. Signs of this can be: noticeably lost turgor, drooping and sluggish (even worse - changing color) stems, leaves and buds, dried and fallen off parts of the plant.

In this case, it is vitally important to save the root system from completely drying out, so the time of day does not matter - gently loosen the crust of dried earth at the base of the plant and water at the root, several times in small portions, so that the water saturates the soil and passes to the roots without rolling to the sides

How not to water garden plants?

Here are some basic principles of (mis) watering your garden plants:

Do not water the plants often and little!

Frequent watering with small amounts of water means that water is only available to plants in the topsoil. Plants should not be watered, often and little, because water does not seep into deeper layers. Plants do not create a deep root system, do not reach deep layers, because they receive water from the upper layers of the soil. Unfortunately, shallow soil layers dry out quickly.

In the case of a lack of moisture, the plant suffers from drought, but cannot get moisture from deeper layers, since its root system does not get there - after all, with insufficient watering, water simply does not reach there. If we cannot water the plants for a couple of days, it is highly likely that they will dry out or be severely damaged.

Plants on the site need to be watered rarely and abundantly, due to which the water is absorbed into the soil and moves into deeper layers, which retain available moisture for plants for much longer. In such conditions, the root system of plants will be deeper and in case of drought, it will receive moisture from deeper layers of the soil.

Do not water the plants with a strong jet of water!

Do not water the plants with a strong jet of water, as this can damage and deform flowers and leaves. Despite the fact that the damage seems to be insignificant, it affects the decrease in the decorativeness of plants. Torn parts are very common sources of fungal infections. It is worth buying a watering can and watering gently. It will be much more time consuming, but the plants will pay back with beautiful views and abundant flowering.

Do not wet the leaves while watering!

When watering garden plants, it is often impossible to avoid getting water on the leaves, however, care should be taken not to wet the leaves if possible. Whenever possible, direct the stream of water to the ground, under the plants, without allowing water to flow over the leaves.

Some plants are very sensitive to this, eg tomatoes. Wet leaves create favorable conditions for fungal diseases.

Do not water the plants during the heat!

In summer, the temperature often reaches 30⁰C in the shade. It seems to us that this is when plants need water. Very often then we take out a garden hose and spray the plants with a light shroud and water abundantly. However, this is a mistake - don't water your garden plants in hot weather!

Water droplets on plant leaves act as "small lenses" - focusing the sun's rays, causing leaf burns and, in extreme cases, even brownish burnt spots. Such leaf damage is the "gateway to infection" for various pathogens. In addition, at high temperatures, plants are tuned in to save moisture, not get it, so even the water they supply is used less efficiently.

If you don't want to run around with a watering can or garden hose, an automatic watering system can be a great option.

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Watering indoor plants in spring, summer, autumn and winter

There are several main periods - active growth and vegetation (spring-autumn), flowering period (most often in summer) and dormant period (winter). The care of flowers in each of them should be different from the previous one, so that they give lush lush greenery and bright bloom.

How often to water indoor flowers in winter is not always easy to understand. Firstly, each flower has its own time frame for this period, for some it does not occur at all. Secondly, the conditions for each individual species need individual ones. The frequency of soil irrigation depends on these parameters.

In winter, daylight hours are reduced, and many plants need to lower the air temperature for good rest. If it was possible to do this, then watering should be carried out rarely, as the soil dries out. Some species (for example, begonia) generally rest from water in winter. But, if it was not possible to provide a low temperature, then watering should be reduced. Most often, it is produced 2-3 times less often than in summer.

Indoor flowers during dormancy

By spring, the plants are gradually awakening from winter sleep, moving into a new phase, and they should be provided with proper watering. It becomes more frequent and more intense. Summer, especially hot, is the period of the most abundant and frequent soil moisture. By the fall, everything is gradually decreasing again.

Important! If the summer is cold and rainy, you should not be zealous with the amount of water, this can cause rotting of the roots, especially in sensitive flowers. Because of this, they can die.

How to water plants

Watering seedlings with iodine

Iodine helps the plant to take root and has a beneficial effect on fruit formation. They make such a solution with iodine: add a small drop of iodine to three liters of water and mix thoroughly. Seedlings are watered at the very base of the root. This top dressing is done once.

Watering seedlings with potassium permanganate

it is very important to observe the dosage when feeding seedlings with potassium permanganate. If you create a very concentrated solution, the plant may die.

For 10 liters, take 3 g of potassium permanganate and water (or spray from a sprayer) the soil with an interval of ten days.

Manganese favors the intensive growth of seedlings, has disinfecting properties, and increases plant resistance to disease.

Watering seedlings with ash

Root top dressing with ash is predominantly useful for mature seedlings. It is done shortly before planting seedlings in the soil, the next day after watering. Pour 1 tbsp into eight liters of warm water. wood ash, insist during the day and night, then filter and water the soil (no more than 0.5 tbsp. per plant). Ash stores a large number of nutrient components that have a beneficial effect on plant development. Additionally, it is a source of phosphorus, potassium and many trace elements necessary for plants.

Watering seedlings with yeast

Yeast feeding activates growth and increases the endurance of the seedlings. 100 g of dry yeast is poured into 10 liters of water, 50 grams of sugar are mixed in and infused for two hours. Then the infusion is diluted with water (1: 5) and the seedlings are watered.

If the yeast is "live", then a pack (100 g) is completely dissolved in ten liters of water, then the mixture is infused for a day and the seedlings are also fed.

How to water the seedlings so that they do not stretch

The plant withers and stretches - means excessive watering, in which case, if the seedlings begin to stretch up strongly, the stems have become very thin, and the leaves are faded, an urgent need to reduce the frequency and volume of watering and exclude all fertilizing.

Can I combine watering with top dressing?

Even necessary! You can do this with each watering, following the example of European farmers, or according to the scheme of Doctor of Agricultural Sciences Mecheslav Stepuro. For every 10 liters of water add:

• in the first watering: 20-30 g of potassium or calcium nitrate;
• in the fourth watering: 30-35 g of potassium monophosphate;
• in the seventh watering: 20-25 g of magnesium sulfate (magnesium sulfate);
• in the tenth watering: 0.5-1 g of water-soluble iron sulfate, manganese, zinc, copper and boric acid;
• in the thirteenth watering: 30 g of potassium monophosphate.

10 tricks that will allow you to water your garden much less often
We will tell you how to effectively retain moisture in the garden and in the beds.

Currant care rules

Although currants in one place can bear fruit for up to 15 years, the optimal period is considered to be a period of 9-10 years. After this, the bush is usually uprooted.

The next rejuvenation procedure, which should not be forgotten, is performed every 4–5 years. During the fall pruning, all old branches are cut at the root. Young, up to 3 years old, shoots remain.

Otherwise, the rules of agricultural technology for currants are typical, and include several standard procedures for fruit bushes:

	Loosening depth: 6–8 cm in the root zone, 10–12 cm between rows; frequency: regularly, from spring to autumn, at least once a month, always after each watering
	Mulching material: hay, manure, peat or humus; it is permissible to use black film or cardboard, but organic is still preferable
	Spring and autumn feeding for digging into the root zone I bring in mineral complexes and organic matter; Once every 5 years, a deoxidation procedure is carried out: 4 glasses of lime or 6 glasses of wood ash per square meter of soil, also for digging
	Pruning formative pruning is carried out during the first 5 years of the shrub's life. After this period, the shrub should consist of 4-5 one-year-old shoots, 3-4 two-year-olds, 2-3 three-year-olds and 2-3 five-year olds; in subsequent pruning, diseased, old, frozen or broken branches are removed from the bush. That is, the pruning is purely sanitary.
	Diseases and pests currants are prone to white spot, anthracnose, goblet rust. Of the pests, the most common attack is the kidney mite, sometimes the glassworm; treatment: spraying the bushes and the root zone with fungicidal or insecticidal preparations; prevention: timely cleaning of fallen leaves in autumn, 1–2 per year, mandatory digging of the root zone, preventive spraying with folk remedies such as infusion of onion peel, celandine or special chemicals

Strawberry flowering: watering rules

The formation of ovaries and flowering is a serious growing process. At this point, the plant needs maximum support - good drip irrigation and balanced feeding.

Drip irrigation systems supply water in a metered dose to the root zone. A huge plus - the aboveground part of the bush remains dry. There is no risk of knocking the pollen off the flowers and disrupting the pollination process.

1. How often to water

Strawberry blooms usually begin in mid-May and last for a couple of weeks. At this time, the ground is still full of moisture from the recently melted snow, in addition, it often rains in spring.

For this reason, most gardeners skip spring watering. The main thing is to carefully monitor the condition of the soil in order to prevent drought or waterlogging.

1. Large amount of precipitation: whether it is necessary to water

In rainy weather, in order to avoid the formation of foci of stagnant water on the beds, the ground around the strawberries should be covered with a waterproof film. To prevent the rain from knocking the pollen off the flowers, it would be good to build temporary sheds over the beds from the same film.

The thickness of the film for rain canopy should be 100-200 microns and comply with GOST 10354-82

If the spring is dry, in order to keep the natural moisture in the soil longer and delay the start of watering, I mulch the beds. The soil on the beds sheltered from the sun stays moist longer, in addition, natural mulch is an excellent prophylactic agent for fungal diseases.

1. Watering scheme for flowering strawberry bushes

• humidification depth: 25–30 cm;
• amount of water: for loose fertile chernozem 10–12 l / m², for heavy loams - 12–14 l / m²;
• watering frequency: in the absence of rain - once every 10–12 days.

Video on how to water strawberries during flowering -