Apricot varieties

Apricot varieties

Early Orange. The tree starts bearing fruit very early, it bears fruit abundantly. It grows strongly. The fruits ripen unevenly in mid-July. They are very tasty, medium size, with a carmine blush. Miąższ łatwo oddziela się od pestki.…

Peach varieties

peachesPeach varieties

Amsden. The tree grows moderately fast, it starts bearing fruit early and bears fruit abundantly. The fruits ripen in the second half of July, unevenly. They are medium in size, the flesh sticks to the stone.

Jerseyland. The tree grows quite vigorously, owocuje …

Selection of varieties recommended for production

Too many varieties of fruit trees and shrubs from one producer are undesirable. Because each variety has some, characteristic of each other, biological properties, which must be taken into account when performing beauty treatments, harvest, packing and storing fruit. …

Principles of fruit selection

Selection rules. The long-term plans for the development of horticulture in Poland provide for the production of individual fruit species in the following proportions: apples – 60% pears – 5%; stone fruit -5% strawberries – 10%; other berry -10%. In different areas, a tym bardziej w róóżnych sadach …

Row direction in the orchard

In flat areas and on slopes with several degrees, the rows of trees are in the north-south direction. This is because this direction of the rows provides the most even illumination of all parts of the crown. On steeper slopes, where there is a danger of soil erosion, nadaje się rzędom kierunek prostopadły do stoku …

Irrigation of the orchard

It is also not indifferent, how far away is the water source. The sprayers in use consume one treatment for disease or pest control, about 1500 l of liquid per 1 ha sadu. Average number of plant protection treatments, jaką trzeba …

Orchard hinterland

A specific set of farm buildings is required in an orchard. It includes rooms for machines and tools; warehouses for fertilizers and plant protection chemicals, rooms for sorting and packing fruit (if it is foreseen to sell them shortly after harvest) ewentualnie chłodnia …

Road layout in the orchard

A lot of transport activities take place in the orchard, such as delivering fertilizers, water or ready-made liquids for disease and pest control, commuting for the purpose of carrying out nursing procedures and fruit removal. Therefore, rational layout of internal roads in an orchard with a larger area, umożliwiających …

Orchard fence

Because of the danger, which threatens fruit plants from hares and other deer, orchards must be fenced.

Metal mesh fencing works best, with a height of not less than 150 cm, stretched on strong metal or concrete posts.

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The orchard is protected against the wind

The winds damage orchards, m.in. they knock down the fruit, make it difficult to carry out plant protection treatments, blowing away the sprayed liquid. Also the bees, during high winds, trees are flying worse.

The damaging effects of winds can be prevented by installing tall tree covers from the windward side, jak na przykład …