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How to whitewash trees in spring to avoid being left without a harvest: practical advice
04.04.2023 08:58
Updated: 15.04.2023 02:00
Use whitewash to give your garden plants an extra layer of protection.
The bark, which protects trees from adverse weather conditions, rodents, diseases and pests, suffers greatly from time to time and requires additional cover.
Whitewash comes to the rescue and copes with this task perfectly.
Benefits of whitewashing
It reflects light well, which is especially important in early spring, when recurrent frosts are possible.
Adding fungicides to garden paint or lime composition will prove to be a reliable barrier to infections.
Rodents will not attack the bark of trees if it is completely whitewashed with the addition of special components (carbolic acid) to the solution.
How to whitewash trees correctly
Whitewashing of trees is usually done in the fall, and if lime or chalk was used as the material, the procedure will have to be repeated at the beginning of spring.
At the first thaw, you can start whitewashing garden trees to renew the existing coating. The best time to carry out the procedure is March - early April.
It is believed that March is the most stressful period for many trees.
Trees older than 3-4 years are whitewashed using chalk, clay, and water.
