Summer apple varieties are greatly appreciated by gardeners for being incredibly sweet, juicy and tasty.
Of course, it will not be possible to keep them for a long time, but you can use them for making compotes, jam, jam, or use fresh. Among the wide variety there is such a variety as the Golden summer.
Characteristic variety
Apple Golden Summer: a description of this variety, is it summer? Yes, this apple variety is summer. Harvest will have in August. The variety was bred by S.P. Kedrin. This is the result of the crossing of Antonovka and Rosemary Bely. The grade is intended for cultivation in Moscow area.
This sort of fruit is large, weighing one 100-115 g. The shape of the bottom is round, there is a slight flattening and a weakly pronounced ribbing. The color is golden yellow, there is a red blush. The flesh is of medium density, has a yellow color, amazing flavor. Differs in juiciness and excellent dessert taste.
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Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of the variety include:
- fruits have a pleasant aroma and unique taste;
- variety against many diseases, including powdery mildew, scab;
- quite large fruits;
- differs in resistance to frosts and unpretentiousness in leaving;
- high transportability.
On a note. The disadvantages include not a long period of storage of fruit, which does not exceed 1 month.
The tree is quite tall, since its height reaches 4 m, and the crown is rounded, its diameter is 3 m. Approximately 140 kg of apples can be obtained from a single tree. You can collect and enjoy delicious fruits in the 2-3rd decade of August.
Landing
Since the tree is tall, it should be planted at a distance of 5 m from the rest of the trees. For landing you need to know the level of groundwater. If they are located close to the surface of the earth, it will harm the root system. Deepen the seedling should be at the level of 2.5 m.
When choosing a seedling, it is necessary to inspect the condition of the twigs and roots, they should be elastic, neat in shape, there should be no sores and growths.
Planting activities should be carried out in the autumn or early spring. In the year of planting apple trees do not need to fertilize. But watering should be regular and frequent. If the planting is chosen in the fall, then the best time is from September 20 to October 15. Spring to land at the end of April.
For this grade loamy soil is best suited. If the soil is clayey, then it is worth adding peat, compost or coarse river sand.
Attention! Such activities can improve soil aeration, as the lack of air will adversely affect the state of the tree.
The depth of the fossa should be 70 cm, and the diameter - 1 m. It is necessary to persuade the pit in advance - about a week before planting. When the pit is ready, loosen the soil in it using a sharp spatula. On top you can pour walnut shells.
Then put the removed top layer and put such fertilizers in the pit:
- potassium sulfate - 80 g;
- superphosphate - 250 g;
- wood ash - 200 g;
- humus - 1/3 of the bucket.
Pit fall asleep with a hill of earth to get a mound. In its center to install a wooden peg, whose height is 40-50 cm.
Young seedlings are planted like this:
- Set a sapling from the north of the peg.
- Spread out his root system.
- Sprinkle with soil and ram a bit. To fix the seedling to the peg, use plastic twine.
- The plant is abundantly watered.
- At the final stage, perform mulching. Use for this peat. The height of the mulch layer is 5 cm.
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Care
Golden Summer is an apple variety that needs regular soil moistening. At the first time after planting, carry out watering 2 times a week. On one tree will go 2 buckets of water. But the main thing is not to overdo it, since high humidity can cause the development of diseases and rotting of the roots.
Since during planting fertilizers were applied to the planting pit, it is necessary to re-feed just before flowering begins.
To prepare a nutrient solution, take the following components:
- 100 liters of water;
- 0.5 kg of superphosphate;
- 0.4 kg of potassium sulfate;
- 1 bottle of liquid dressing "Effecton".
The resulting composition leave for a week. Before feeding, water the plant with water, and then apply the dressing in the amount of 4-5 buckets for an adult tree.
The second feeding is made during the filling of the fruit. Per 100 ml of water is taken 1 kg of nitrophoska, 100 g of sodium humate. On an adult tree to spend 3 buckets of solution.
Diseases and pests
As mentioned earlier, the Golden Summer variety has an increased immunity to disease from pests. But if the agrotechnical rules are not observed, the tree can strike the moth. This pest is quite dangerous, as it defeats not only the leaves, but also the fruits.
To combat the moth moth, the following recommendations should be followed:
- Remove the damaged bark, bleach the trunk and treat with garden pitch. Such manipulations should be carried out in spring and autumn.
- In May, place pheromone traps around the site. They will attract butterflies. To obtain a syrup, take 100 g of dried apples, boil in 2 liters of water. When the solution has cooled, add sugar and yeast to it. Arrange the cans with the syrup.
- Every day to collect the crook, so that the caterpillar did not have time to leave the fruit.
Attention! If the processing time was missed and the caterpillars have already penetrated the fruit, subsequent chemical or biological treatment will be meaningless.
The next pest that can hit an apple tree is aphid. It feeds on the sap of young leaves and shoots, which is why they warp, stop their growth, and then they dry out. For spraying, use 2% emulsion of nitrofen (200 g of concentrate per 10 liters of water).
Fight against apple moth:
Of diseases, fruit rot remains dangerous. It is formed due to high humidity. Initially, a brown spot forms on the apple, and over time it spreads. To combat the disease, a solution of Bordeaux liquid or 3% suspension of copper oxychloride is used.
Golden Summer - is a common sport of apple, which is different tasty and juicy fruits. For commercial purposes, gardeners do not use this type of apple, as fruit cannot be stored for a long time. After 3-4 weeks they begin to rot.
