It was mid-summer. What garden work should be planned in July? What work needs to be done in July in the garden? What treatments are done in the garden in July? The calendar for gardening in July will depend on the weather. Usually in Kuban, July is hot, dry weather. But, for example, July 2015, it began to rain, at least in our country (Novokubansky district). After the rains there were hot days with high humidity.
I looked at the forecast for the month of July 2019 - on the site. Well and the weather! (novokubansk.nuipogoda.ru) - not a single rain for the whole month. Whether this forecast will come true or not, of course, we do not know yet. And the forecast does not promise particularly hot days. We’ll “dance” from these data, planning garden work.
The heat creates favorable conditions for the propagation of various pests of fruit trees and berry bushes. Perhaps focal settlement of our gardens with plant mites. Do not forget about the codling moth ... Yes, and about diseases (scab, powdery mildew, others), for which such weather creates wonderful conditions, one must not forget. July for gardeners is not the time to relax. A lot of work, even a lot ...
Ticks on apple, pear, plum
These are red apple mites, brown pear, plum gall and others. By the way, ticks can be dealt with by simple sprinkling, if there are not so many of them. Hose trees, bushes. A cold stream of water will wash it off the leaves and branches.
But, if there are a lot of ticks, then treatment with biological or chemical preparations is indispensable. You can use Fufanon, Fitoverm, bitoxibacillin, Preparation No. 30, and other anti-mite agents for work. Experts advise at least two treatments with a break of 7-8 days.
Diseases of trees and shrubs
If the weather is rainy, then I think our gardens, our plants are threatened by diseases such as gray rot and other rot. More effective drugs such as Topaz, Decis, Tiovit Jet will help.
July - fight against the codling moth
Against the moth, I advise you to process pears, apple trees, plums with drugs such as Strobi, Tiovit Jet, Fufanon, Delan, Bordeaux liquid. Midsummer, July, is the right time for treatments. Do not want to use chemistry, use biological products - Fitoverm, Lepidotsid, Agrovertin, others.
Remember that any treatment with chemicals should be discontinued 2.5-3 weeks before harvest. Biological products do not accumulate fruits, they are harmless to humans, so try to use them better for gardening work.
July - work with bushes of currant, gooseberry
After harvesting currants, gooseberries, you must not forget about preparing the plants for next year's harvest. Right now, you need to feed the bushes with fertilizers, as the fruit buds are being laid. A mixture of mineral fertilizers for 1 square. m prepare this: urea - 10 g, superphosphate - 20 g, potassium salt - 6-10 g. Mix the mixture with the soil under the bushes.
There are no more berries on the bushes, so experts advise against gooseberries and currants from fungal diseases and pests with 1% Bordeaux liquid.
July - Raspberry Care
There are many varieties of raspberries, the ripening time is extended throughout the summer. But there are those whose crops have already been harvested. Immediately after the crop is harvested, cut off all the seedling shoots. Sick and damaged shoots should also be cut. Try to cut them to the ground, do not leave stumps. In order not to think about pests, burn all cut shoots. And just like currants and gooseberries, fill the soil under the bushes with mineral fertilizers. The proportions for raspberries are 6-8 g of urea, 30 g of superphosphate and 20 g of potassium salt - this amount is calculated per 1 sq.m.
July - work in the vineyard
Everything, of course, will depend on the weather, the presence or absence of pests, diseases. Against mildew (a fungal disease), treat grapes with 1% Bordeaux liquid or any copper-containing preparation (HOM, Copper Chloride, Polikhom, Oksikhom, others).
2-3 weeks before the ripening of the berries, feed the grape bushes with a solution of mineral fertilizers - 15-20 g of superphosphate, 10 g of potassium salt in a bucket of water. You can spray grapes with a solution of immunocytophyte on the leaves. This drug will increase the resistance of the culture to disease, feed it, as it includes urea.
Watering fruit trees and shrubs
If July is too hot, the heat dries the soil, do not forget that dry land will adversely affect the next year's harvest. Therefore, summer watering the garden is required. For 1 square. m barreled circle should be at least 50-60 liters of water with mandatory subsequent loosening.
Preparing a place for new beds
And further. Do not forget to prepare a place for laying a new plantation of strawberries (strawberries). It's time to dig up a place for future beds.
I hope that everyone will have time to carry out the necessary work in the garden on time! Then July will not let you down!
Edited January 1, 2019