Experience shows that one should not consider the opinion of the older generation as the ultimate truth, including in matters of gardening.
Today we will talk about a common mistake that our parents make when tending to their garden.
And it consists of the manifestation of “humanity” in the process of pruning trees and shrubs.
Summer cottage "veterans" have an extremely negative attitude towards intensive pruning and crown renewal of cherries, gooseberries and other crops.
However, trees and shrubs, especially old ones, on the contrary, need radical pruning and crown renewal.
You can give a second life to an old apple tree or gooseberry bush that has celebrated its 10th anniversary by cutting out old branches and shoots that go inward and vertically upward.
And the cherry tree, if you don’t lighten its densely overgrown crown with enviable regularity, may stop bearing fruit.
The main rule to follow when pruning is to choose the right time for it, which usually falls in early spring or late autumn.
