10 criteria for selection of quality seedlings

So ended the summer season. The trouble to harvest almost over. Plants scored over the summer strength, good growing, and gradually move to a stage of rest. It's time to think about planting new plants in the garden.
Autumn can be planted many fruit and ornamental plants. If you do it in October, then they will have time to adapt to winter and spring themselves decide when they start into growth.
In autumn you can buy plants with open or closed root system. But in that and in other case, you need to be careful when choosing the pet yourself to the garden. After all, the quality of planting material is very dependant on what it will be like in a few years, how active will to master his seat bloom and neplodnost.

In autumn and spring, many nurseries sell plants with open root system. The advantage of such seedlings before plants in containers that they grow in the open ground, which gives the opportunity to develop a more powerful root system, cover a large area of nutrition and develop a stronger crown. However, when digging, they lose some roots.
In addition open root system gives the opportunity fully to appreciate it.

1. The age of the seedling. Plants transplanted at the age of 4-5 years it is difficult to take root, cheer and may even abyss. It is better to opt for 1-2 year old sapling.

2. The development of the ground part of the sapling. A sapling should have a good stalk, about 1 cm Annual seedling trees should be approximately about 1 m, two years — 1, 5 m.
Seedlings of fruit crops should have 2-3 well developed lignified shoots and well developed root system. Netrevenue escape the fall planting may not survive the winter.

3. The root system of the seedling must be similar to the "beard".



From the main roots should withdraw a sufficient number of thin roots they nourish the plant. This "bearded" root is called fibrous.
Themselves the roots should be firm and dense. If you make a cut on the spine or scratch it with your fingernail, it's on the inside should be light. If the root is dark, it means that it is rotten. Before planting, these roots should be cut to "live".
The degree of moccoletti root of the plant is different. So the root system of the black currant more fibrous than red or gooseberry.

4. The roots should be free of swelling — this can be a symptom of dangerous diseases. Such as, for example, the root cancer, caused by bacteria living in the soil. They penetrate through cracks, where the influence of root cells begin to rapidly divide and form tumors. The danger of purchasing such plants is not only that the plant will die, but that you can infect the soil in your garden. Once in the soil, those growths there to rot and disintegrate, releasing a large number of bacteria that remain alive for two years.
But if the growths you see on the roots of seedlings of acacia, sea-buckthorn or Wisteria, they should not be afraid. It is the nodules in which live the bacteria that have the ability to bind nitrogen from the air. They enrich the soil this nitrogen. to remove these nodules can not in any case the plant may die.

5. The safety of the roots. Pay attention to how the seller takes care that doesn't dry out the root system. Best of all, if the preparation for the sale of seedlings dipped in clay mash, which has created quite a reliable protection of everyone, even of the smallest root.

6. The bark of the acquired plants should not be smooth.



Wrinkled bark indicates that the plant has long been dry, and the bark has lost its turgor. But in this case, and the root system may be damaged. Better to reject such plants. But if you purchased it, you need before landing to put his "head" in a container of water for quite a long time. I did that with roses that have long travelled in the mail and was dry. After a day of soaking in the tub stems restored smoothness.

7.A sapling with naked roots must be free of leaves (a couple leaves at the "top" at the point of growth) — in this case will Deplete the root system. Although to know that the sapling he dropped the sheet when buying difficult, but if it leaves preserved, it may indicate that the early seedling dug.



8. Zoning is an important basis for selection. Seedlings from warmer countries — Holland, France, Germany, or South of the country may not survive in the cold climate of the middle band. Therefore it is better to rely on plants from local nurseries.

9. Reliable source. Deciding where to buy a seedling, you should opt for plants from reliable nurseries. Don't be seduced by offers from the market, especially when seedlings are exposed to large parties. Very often it is possible to buy non-grade a plant. Rather, we can trust the cottager selling many different plants. It is always possible to isolate among sellers in the market.

10. Well braided roots clod of earth. Choosing plants with closed root system you need to carefully assess the soil in the container. If it is sealed, covered with moss, the plant probably grown in the container long enough, time to build up a good root system. You can verify this by pulling gently over the stem at the base. Removing the plant from the container you will see how much time to acquire earthen roots.



But it may happen that the inner barrel is easily pulled out from the earth. Such a plant is not worth buying.

 

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