In October, you need to find time not only to apply fertilizers and dig up beds. You need to pay attention to garden crops.
They need protection from diseases and pests that do not die in winter from the cold, as many people believe.
Anastasia Kovrizhnykh, an expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", a scientist, agronomist, landscape designer, told how to treat a garden from diseases and pests and what preparations to use.
Diseases
In autumn, you can fight fungal diseases. These are scab and late blight, various spottings, moniliosis, anthracnose, septoria, powdery mildew, leaf curl, etc.
Don't forget about insect pests, which are also preparing for winter and hatching their offspring.
Dates of the event
You need to focus on the end of leaf fall, which depends on the weather and climate conditions.
What to use
1. Copper-containing preparations (Bordeaux mixture or copper sulfate) are used specifically for autumn treatment. They have a long-term protective effect.
Copper sulfate – use a 1% solution to treat young plants and a 3% solution for older trees and vineyards.
Fungicides containing copper oxychloride are also used.
2. Urea (carbamide) – destroys pathogens and insects.
3. Ferrous sulfate is a good means of preventing and protecting against fungus.
4. Sulfur-containing preparations are used to combat spider mites and bud mites, as well as powdery mildew. But they are effective only in warm weather.
5. Fungicides such as Horus, Topaz, Skor and others have long established themselves in gardening circles.
6. Insecticides are used against insects during the autumn treatment period. It is important to remember that in cold weather (below 10-12 degrees Celsius) preparations with the prefix bio do not work.
Therefore, it is recommended to use chemical compounds - Aktara, Alatar, Fufanon and others.
Insecticides containing several active ingredients are also recommended for use. They will be most effective at this time.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
