Industrial grade of Kiev early peach: planting and care

Description

In ancient China, peach varieties were few in number; such a tree was considered a symbol of purity and longevity. There was a tradition according to which girls who got married were presented with a branch of a blossoming peach tree. Peach is a woody plant that grows up to 8 meters in height and is a relative of the almond tree. This is a rather thermophilic and capricious culture that does not tolerate frost well. The choice of a peach variety must be approached responsibly, since the cultivation of this fruit tree requires suitable climatic conditions and a lot of effort.

Variety Kievsky early is one of the artificially bred and adapted to the Russian climate. The fruits of such a tree can be tasted already in the first half of summer. Kiev early is an attractive variety not only for gardeners, but also for entrepreneurs who have adapted to growing it in the Crimea and other regions, where warmth comes with the onset of spring. This early-growing peach variety was bred by specialists from the Institute of Horticulture of the UAAS by crossing the varieties Gross Mignon and Kashchenko in 1939. The breeders who worked on its breeding are A.P. Rodionov, I.A. Sheremet, B.I. Shablovskaya.Early Kiev is a medium-sized fruit tree with a beautiful spreading crown in the shape of a ball. During the fruiting period, this type of peach enters the third year from the moment of planting, and the fruits appear on mixed-type shoots, that is, this variety needs fruit formation. If we talk in more detail about the description of peach fruits, then they have a rounded, rarely flat, shape, you can see the so-called beaks, the mass of each fruit can be about 100 g. Peach fruits are also characterized by a light yellow skin, sometimes you can see a striped blush ... The pulp is greenish-white in color and tastes very juicy.

If we talk about the composition of the fruits of this variety, then they contain 9.4% sugars, about 0.9% organic acids. The stone of the fruit has an elongated shape, sharp at the ends, it is characterized by convolutions, and it is rather difficult to separate it from the pulp. This can be done only in certain years of harvesting from fruit trees. Ripening of the fruits of this peach variety can be expected three months after flowering (mainly in August), and it bears fruit within 10 - 15 years from the moment of planting on the site.

As practice shows, about 30-50 kg of fruit can be harvested from one tree.

Advantages of the variety

Since this peach variety is industrial, it will not be difficult to get high-quality seedlings today. After the acquisition, it is only necessary to properly plant the tree on the site and at the first stages of its habituation to devote maximum time. This type of peach, like most others, is quite picky about climatic conditions.

It requires not too dry, and at the same time not too wet soil. The main advantages of the variety are its high yield and excellent resistance to troubles such as clotterosporia and powdery mildew. Although it is recommended to be planted in central Russia due to poor frost tolerance, it recovers quite quickly after harsh winters, so there is no need to uproot the fruit tree immediately after being hit by the cold.

Agrotechnics

All gardeners will definitely need recommendations on the correct planting and caring for an early variety of Kievsky peach. Its seeds must be planted at harvest time, usually in September. Seedlings can be expected in May next year. When choosing a site for planting, you need to pay attention to its illumination. The distance between trees when planting should ideally be about three meters. It is recommended to grow seedlings in a school for about a year, after which they are planted together with the ground on the site. The holes for trees are prepared in the summer. For fertilization, it is necessary to use one and a half buckets of chicken or two buckets of rotted cow manure, adding half a bucket of ash to them, mix it all with vegetable soil and then fill it with water.

The crown molding process plays an important role in the cultivation and care of peach trees. For this, when a shoot grows out of the seedlings, from the three branches of which you can already form a bush. Since fruiting can be expected for about three years, in spring the branches must be cut at the level of the root collar. During the summer period, new growth grows, from which it is necessary to form a bush in August, leaving about 5 - 8 normally developed branches. It is recommended to check the condition of skeletal branches and boles annually. If they are found affected by frost or disease, they should be mercilessly removed.

For fruiting, we advise you to leave 4 - 5 branches and to replace 2 - 3 one-year-olds. Thus, by performing this care procedure, it is possible to carry out a complete rejuvenation of each bush in three years. For proper peach care, nitrogen supplements such as ammonium sulfate should also be applied in the spring. The amount of fertilizer is about 30 - 40 grams per square meter. In the second half of summer, it is necessary to fertilize with the help of a mineral complex, which includes 10 g of ammonium nitrate, 50 g of potassium sulfate and 60 g of superphosphate. Mulching of tree trunks with compost, sawdust, humus, dry grass is also a mandatory measure for caring for this crop.

The seedlings should also be adequately watered - during the summer they need to be watered about 5-6 times so that the water penetrates 40-50 cm into the soil.If the summer is very dry, it is better to sprinkle the ground first and after the water is absorbed, can be watered normally. After watering, it is recommended to loosen the land. You should also whitewash the trunks in late autumn to protect the trees from the sun, frost and pests. It is impossible to cover such trees with materials for the winter, since normal air access is blocked, and crops are able to rebuke. Also, in order to protect against diseases, fruit plants must be treated with special solutions. In early spring, diesel fuel with soap is well suited; such a solution can be easily prepared on your own. And after flowering, treatment is carried out with Bordeaux liquid. During the ripening of the fruit, infusions of herbs such as tansy, chamomile, celandine and others.

Peach Care Video

The video is about caring for a fruit tree like a peach.After watching the entry, you will learn how to properly care for this tree so that you have a good harvest of peaches every year.