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Gardening Tips: How to Grow Prunes
09.08.2023 15:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:24
It is recommended to plant seedlings in early spring. Holes for them can be prepared either in the fall or in the spring, a few weeks before the actual landing.
Where is the best place to plant prunes
For planting "Prunes", as well as other stone fruit crops, well-lit sunny places, protected from cold winds, are most suitable.
Landings can be done along the fences, but on the sunny side.
You can not plant a plum next to a pear, apricot and peach, with a birch. The eastern and western varieties of plums are in conflict with each other. Cherry. The culture gets along well with grapes, plums and cherries.
It does not tolerate the draining of low-lying areas where rain and melt water stagnate. In such places for planting plums form mounds
The soil
Loose soil with good air permeability and normal acidity is best suited for planting; Before planting, the soil in the hole is recommended to be mixed with humus in a ratio of two to one.
Watering
It is important to remember that plum is very demanding on watering. Do not allow the soil to dry out, especially during the formation of ovaries. However, it is recommended to stop watering a month before harvest.
