The wisdom of autumn treatment with Bordeaux mixture in the garden

In the fall, the garden and vegetable garden need to be prepared for winter and protected from parasites and fungi. Treatment with Bordeaux mixture will help reduce the number of insect pests and minimize the risk of fungal diseases in plants in the spring.

Autumn processing time

To treat the garden with Bordeaux mixture, you need to choose a time when there is still no frost at night, and during the day the sun warms the air above +5 ° C. At this time, all kinds of parasites - insects, fungal spores - gather in the foliage and bark for the winter.

Spraying should be done after harvesting and completion of all work in the garden. For the southern regions this is November. In the middle zone - October. In the north – the second half of September. It is advisable to carry out all work in the morning on a windless day. It's good if it's warm outside and the sun is shining.

Preparation before processing

Before spraying fruit trees with Bordeaux mixture, you should prune, remove old bark, and clean off moss. Collect dry leaves, pruned branches, grass under trees and shrubs. If the plants are sick, the remains should not be placed in the compost pit. They need to be burned.

In the garden and in greenhouses, all dry grass, tops, garter and supporting material are removed, preparing the soil for treatment with the mixture. If desired, support stakes can be processed without burning.

Treatment

For autumn disinfection of a personal plot, a three percent solution of the mixture is used. Such a high concentration of fungicide will get rid of fungal spores. Treatment must be thorough, since the fungicide is contact and acts where it hits.

The trunks of fruit trees are sprayed generously. The solution should get into all the cracks and crevices in the bark. This is where pests gather. The trunk circles under the trees are dug up and sprayed with the same solution.

Grapes, strawberries, raspberries, gooseberries and currants are processed. Be sure to water the soil around the bushes with the solution.

The soil in the garden also needs to be disinfected. After harvesting the vegetation, the entire garden, as well as the greenhouse, is treated with a three percent liquid solution. For deeper penetration of the fungicide, you can water the soil with the solution. In the greenhouse, in addition to the soil, all wooden structures are sprayed.

With competent and timely autumn treatment of the garden and vegetable garden with Bordeaux mixture, most fungi and pests will be destroyed and will not be left to overwinter in warm soil. The harvest next year will be larger, and the shoots of trees and shrubs will begin to develop earlier.