April monthly garden work

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We have to end pruning the trees. If necessary, even cut one or few through the densely growing trees. Dense garden is a socket of fungal disease and pest. Root out from the roots of fruit trees, remove as many roots from the soil. Rotting roots leaves in the soil the toxic substances and then the newly planted trees grow poorly.

After the freeze and when the soil is quite dry you can plant brought or earthed up trees. Before planting they have to be well inspected, especially their roots. In winter, roots or the neck could have been nibbled by vole, and maybe on some there are lumps (cancer), such trees should be refrain from planting. To long roots has to be cut and steeped in pulp made of clay and cow manure. Excavated hole such that the roots are well-fit and the depth and from side to side. The land must be made from the autumn for spring planting. After the seeding earth up tree roots with peat or compost, shape a dish (concave) and water it, immediately form a circle. Before you plant the trees you have to think about adding on the soil to the plot. If it will be needed, then the plant trees above, on the mound. While transported to the garden ground can not heap tree trunks. Their root neck must be at the ground. Deeply planted seedlings should be raised, they gradually, through leverage, pulling up. This is difficult work.

Some gardeners transplant good growing trees. How is it done? In the spring cutting is exposed at the main roots of 70 to 80 cm from the stem land and undermine the roots. During the vegetation the remainder of the sleeping buds spend a lot of fine root. Then in the autumn or next spring, after reduce of the crown, these trees, leaving in the roots as much ground as possible, we can replant it in another location. Transplanted tree branches need to be focused (according to the world countries) in the same direction. Therefore, prior to excavation mark with the chalk for example the southern side on the tree trunk or branch.

This month, are thinned out to densely growing currant bushes, the branches with mites Cecidophyopsis are removed (that kind of branches has bloated buds) and immediately incinerated. Raspberry stalks is thinned to, the ones that gave berries are totally removed. Garden is sprayed with 3 percent. concentration nitrophen solution (berry bushes – 2.5 percent), begins improved seamless grafting. First, the grafting of young cherry-trees begins, then Sweet cherries and plums. After warm winter shoots can be taken from the breeding of trees and immediately grafted. After a cold winter, grafting should be done with sprouts which were taken before frost, or refuse of this work.
This month, berry crops (especially currants) are multiplied by last year’s stems, which are implanted slopingly to the beds.
Before to that, the stems are soaked in soft water (best to use the water of snow) for about a week. Water is need to be changed twice.

This month early vegetables are sowed outdoor, therefore you need to complete all the preparatory work: fix the inventory, to have all the necessary fertilizers, materials, instruments. You need to buy chemicals to fight diseases, pests, and in some cases, and weeds. But better to do without them. So far, only part of the garden pest damage is determined in the economic damage threshold. This is the amount of pests, which pays to destroy with chemicals or otherwise. For cabbage pests would be following indicators: from 3 to 5 cabbage cutworms on a single plant, and about 10 percent. of sprouts are damaged, from 7 to 8 cabbage fly larvae on a single plant, or there are 5 – 10 percent. cabbage aphid hosted plants, etc. If there are fewer pests, they do not commit a serious injury.

Less dangerous are leaves corrosive pests and detrimental to the roots and stems are more dangerous. Plant development is important to. For example just sprouted beet, cabbage, radishes and other plants can be completely destroyed by flea-beetles and for the adult plants, they are far less harmful. In wet weather more damage are caused by the disease, but in dry and sunny weather – pests. Most of these measures are sufficient at present in specialized gardening and household goods stores, but at the beginning of the growing season, and their intensive use, they are often lacking or there isn’t at all the options. Particularly noticeable is lack of means against pests (insecticides). The insecticides for Colorado potato beetle (chemical means which kills insects) are Dibromo, dilor, benzophosphate, mezox, phoxim and biopreparation bitoksi-bacilin. To destroy flea-beetles diozinon is used, for spidery mites in greenhouses – keltan, locks – metaldehyde, other vegetable pests -carbophosphate, ravikurt, to destroy young caterpillar of pests – biopreperations dendrobacilin and entobakterin. To destroy diseases of tomato and potato crops claret liquid, polikarbacin, polichom, copper oxychloride are used. The lats one, and sodium phosphate and colloidal sulfur preparations is used to fight the mildew to.

In the early spring, when average daily temperatures are positive, begin to sow early vegetables. This is best felt by plants and animals. Under natural phenomena consisting of works called phenological calendar, and then the most common natural phenomena – phenoindikators. The pheno indicators of early vegetable sowing time are: the early coltsfoot bloom (20 March-20 April), winter rye growth in the beginning of April 13 – 25 April), beginning of willow flower (April 11 – April 23 .) the return of Storks (April 1 – April 13). At the time carrots, parsnips, parsley, turnip, radish, radishes are planted for early harvest, lettuce, spinach, cress, culinary herbs, many vegetables, onion seed, planting, garlic, horseradish, rhubarb, asparagus, parsnips, onions and leeks settings.

The tomato and cucumber sprouts meant for the cultivation in the field are sown in greenhouse.

Look after in the heated greenhouses cultivated crops and sown in the non heated polyethylene greenhouses less weather-sensitive vegetables. It is time to sow vegetables from hotbed. Early potatoes, early and head of cauliflower seedlings are usually planted in the last decade of April. As the nights are still significant frost, you should protect ready for planting potatoes and sprouts from freezing. Fertilize vegetables with Bi-and multi-mineral fertilizers, place them, fluff to dry surface. The medium early cabbage seedlings is sown in protected from the wind places or heatedbeds. Perennial and biennial vegetables can be fitted with polyethylene temporary shelters, which have brought forward the consistency. Subsequently, these shelters can be used for vegetables which likes heat.

In April also Cowslip, dahlias, marigold, lavender, zinnia are sown.
Cowslip planted in early April to inspections or in boxes. Grow seedlings transplanted in 3 cm intervals. After that they are hold in 12-15 ° C, seeds come in 10-15 days. Early varieties bloom after 80, late – after 100 days. They are Blooming until frost. Young plants are sensitive to frost. They are sown out in 15 -20 cm intervals. Cowslips grow well in sunny spot and a heavier, calcareous soil. Rained abundantly grow luxuriantly, with abundant flowering. Young plants are sensitive to excess moisture. Seed germination continues for four years. They crossbred easily, so in order to grow a few varieties, it is necessary to isolate them (plant in 200 m distance).

Dahlia is sown in boxes or in the seedbed. When frosts finish they are replanted 30 cm apart in the flower garden. Seed germination continues for three years. Rather rare breed dahlias is multiplied in cuttings, it is done in April.
It’s time to sow marigold, lavender, zinnia in seedbed or into boxes.
Lavender are cross-pollinating crops, in order to have a pure breed, it is necessary to isolate, planting of 300 to 500 meters distance. After it’s sown into inspections or in boxes they sprout after 2-3 weeks. The most appropriate germination temperature of 18-20 °. Later it’s replanted into seedbed with 150 plants in m².

Early varieties blossom after 85 days, late – after 100 – 120 days. Young plants are sensitive to moisture, quickly rot . Growing lavender is sensitive to high temperatures, they spindle. They are not afraid of frost and they are planted to flower garden in late May from 15 to 20 cm intervals. Seeds mature gradually and soon pass, germination continues for three years, up to 2000 seeds per gram.
Zinnias are planted in boxes or in semi-warm inspections. That is light-and heat-loving plants. Zinnias are sensitive to frost. Resistant to drought, but if drought persists longer, the rings get smaller and lose color saturation. Seeds sprout after week. Germination period remains for three years. There are of 120 to 150 seeds per gram. In particular, are valued zinnias with solid or cushion rings, so seeds should be collected from the sides of 2 to 3 wheels. Middle Ring – tubular seed solid or cushion rings are worse (up to 50 percent).

Marigolds are valuable flowers. They are sown in cold inspections or in the boxes in the second half of April and they sprout week. Bloom begins after 60 to 70 days. The bloom of late varieties begins in 90 days. They abundantly bloom until frost. In order to produce pure varietal seed planted in 200 meters distances. There are less seeds and inflorescences often rot in rainy summers. There are about 300 seeds per gram, other species – up to 700 seeds per gram. Particularly valued are stunt marigolds varieties.

Schizanthus are planted in early April. They are planted to the permanent location when the danger of frost is over, 15 – 20 cm apart, in sunny spot.
Impatiens balsams are sown in April. Sprouts are reseeded 3 × 3 cm. If the growth is strong- the top are cut to grow stronger stems. They are planted to the permanent location when the danger of frost is over, 25 cm apart.
Portulaca – dwarf plant with creeping or arising stems. They have cylindrical leaves. Rings are solid or hollow, red, pink, yellow or white. Portulaca blooms from June to October. It’s sown in April in warm inspections or in boxes. They are planted to the permanent location in late May, 10 – 15 cm distance. And can be sown directly into the flowers garden, after that thinned out. But then these plants bloom 2 weeks later. It is planted in sunny spot.

Mimulus likes moist soil having a lot of humus, sunny location. It’s planted in April in cartons or inspections. Sprouts will grow pricked out. They are planted to the permanent location when the danger of frost is over, 10 cm apart. Gacannia sown in boxes in early April, they are planted to the permanent location when the danger of frost is over, 20-25 cm apart. They like sunny places. They are Blooming by late frost.

Acidantera corms are planted in late April in beds in 8-10 cm depth. If they are planted deeper acidantera bloom weakly or don’t bloom at all. Rings grow from three-year cycles corms. Corms sprout after 15-20 days, they blossom only after 80 days, hence the importance of planting early. Acidantera will bloom earlier if in March they were planted in pots and then into beds. Offspring grow slowly, so before planting
it is advisable to soak in warm water, adding soda (1 teaspoon per liter of water).
Crocosmia are propagated corms, less seeds. Corms are planted in April, as soon as possible to enter into the soil as they grow long. They bloom in August-September.

Galtonia beds are planted in late April, in sunny places 20 – 25 cm distance of 10 -15 cm in depth depending on bulb size. Blooming in the shade it slightly, and then they don’t produce mature seeds. You can grow it from seeds. They are planted in late April to beds and filled with 1 cm thick layer of earth. Grow seedlings are thinned. In autumn each seedling produce bulb 1-1.5 cm in diameter. Bulbs in the autumn are dag out and stored so as gladioli corms until spring. In the spring they are planted in beds 4-6 cm in depth. Plants from larger bulbs bloom starts in the second years and in the third ones usually all seedlings starts blooming.
Gladioli are planted in late April or early May.

Amanita tigridia planted in pots in early April, and in the field – only after frost danger. Planted in 4 to 5 cm depth and in 15 cm distance. The soil should be easy, quite dry, with a lot of mold. Offspring are separated from the parent plants during the planting. Can replicate and seeds that are planted in prepared beds or at the beginning of April they are sown in boxes which are in greenhouses.
In late April roses are planted. They root in better if they are still not blooming. Bought with the pots roses are planted only after danger of frost is over.