How to grow walnut

Walnuts can be grown far North of their native places of growth, and in recent decades managed to bring him cold-resistant varieties. In winter, the plant bends and additionally snowed in, so for the convenience of the shelter is recommended to grow a walnut in patchy form.

Reproduction

Walnuts are propagated by cuttings or cuttings, seeds or grafting. Seed propagation is the easiest way. To do this, select the seeds of large-fruited, high-yielding and frost-hardy trees.

Seed germination is retained for only one year. Walnuts intended for autumn sowing, can be sown without drying. Dig the garden bed to a depth of 30-40 cm, spread the seeds in the groove depth of 7-9 cm at a distance of 15-20 cm in the row and 50-60 cm between rows. After this the soil is compacted, and then tuck a fallen leaf or straw in winter with snow.

Seedlings appear in mid-may of the following year, during the summer the seedlings will grow up to 30 cm and form a good root system. If the winter was snowy with strong alternating frosts and thaws, autumn sowing may prove to be unsuccessful.

Safer to do spring planting, but it will require careful storage of seeds. It is best to put the nuts in a single layer in wooden boxes, covered with wet sand and place in a cool place where the temperature is close to 0°C. For a month and a half before sowing, the boxes move to the room where supported +5-7°C. To increase humidity close to water left in an open container.

For planting walnut it is best to choose polozhennye place. When spring sowing distance in the row should be increased to 30 cm drilling depth should be 7-9 see If the nut is planted in a permanent place of growth, dig a pit of about 1 m, add a few buckets of compost, then place in the prepared planting 3-4 walnut. You should continue to keep the best plant. Nuts are placed in a triangle or a square whose side is equal to 20-25 cm, and after planting watered.

The seedlings are planted in spring, and the planting hole is prepared in the fall. 2/3 of it is filled with carefully peremeshennoi with a mixture of compost, fertile soil and peat in a ratio of 1:1:1, as well as fertilizers.

Features of cultivation and care

Further plant care includes regular removal of weeds, mulching and watering in dry years. Walnut grows well on almost all soils except heavy clay, too wet and boggy. It is recommended to plant it in a Sunny, well sheltered from the wind. At strong shading young trees may die. Walnut is very responsive to heat and light. Planting in the lowlands are doomed to failure, as they constantly accumulates and becomes stagnant cold water.

If planting walnut was added to the recommended fertilizer, the tree will be provided with the necessary materials for the next 3-5 years. After this period should be 3-6 kg decomposed manure or compost per 1 square m, as well as phosphate and potash fertilizer every 2-3 years.