Now that we’ve covered Cultural Measures, in our latest installment, we’ll be detailing the Mechanical War against pests, which is one of the oldest ideas when dealing with bugs — stepping on them, or letting machines step on them. Read the rest of this entry »
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Organic Warfare — More On Organic Pest Control (Part 3)
Pruning Fruit Trees
Pruning is actually a cutting art form in which a tree is bestowed with a more desirable shape, but the positive side effects of careful trimming including hearty development and yield, an improvement in the quality of the plant and the restoration of parts that may be damaged for a number of reasons. The aim of pruning duing the plantation period or throughout the following years is to form a sound roof for the tree that will enable it to support fruit without breaking the plant. Among fruit species, some types grow in a scattered manner with horizontal branches, Read the rest of this entry »
Plantation Distance & Economic and Cultural Conditions For Orchard Building
Plantation distance in accordance with the varieties and rootstock to be planted:
Fruit growing will be successful as long as the varieties selected will have commercial Read the rest of this entry »
The Biological Characteristics Of Fruit Varieties
Foreign pollination is a must for fruit production trees of many fruit types and varieties. Despite heavy flower production, fruit trees that tend to produce little to no fruit likely suffer from a lack of effectively-inseminating species. Read the rest of this entry »
How To Improve The Drainage Of Plants and Trees In A Surprisingly Cheap and Easy Way
Justine Burt asked:
I have two orange trees, one Meyer lemon tree, a fig tree, a cherry tree and an apple tree in my small backyard. I love having fruit available year round. Unfortunately, our clay soil does not drain well but our fruit trees still do OK. Any advice on improving our drainage?
Actually there are many ways to improve drainage using several soils that are readily available for purchase, but if you want to improve drainage in a cheaper and easier way (at least I think so), use a sponge . Yes… you read right — a sponge!
The Agriculture Guide’s Foolproof Way To Improve Soil Drainage Using A Common Sponge:
- Buy several sponges or collect them throughout your home.
- Locate a pair of scissors.
- Begin cutting your sponges into pieces that are the size of a walnut or hazelnut.
- Mix these small sponge pieces into the soil around trees or plants that need better drainage.
This surprising technique is commonly used at our farms in Turkey. Of course there are many ways to improve soil drainage, but I’m particularly partial to using the sponge method which my father’s associate brought to our attention.
Orchard Building
Fruit trees can live many years in an orchard that has been planted using the proper soil along with various other considerations. Incorrect applications during the building stage may trigger negative consequences for many years, which is especially unacceptable when the product that is lost is important both for producer and the national economy. The climate is a particularly important factor for fruit seedlings to root, grow, produce fruit, generate crops regularly every year and offer diversity of variety types. Depending on the fruit type and variety, plant materials have many distinct requirements (such as climate conditions) that must be considered carefully. Read the rest of this entry »
Agricultural Biodiversity 