Protection of fruit plants in summer

For successful and profitable cultivation of the garden, it is necessary to properly and timely conduct all the necessary cultivation activities. According to modern research, even in adverse weather conditions, with proper care, better yields can be obtained from fruit plants.

Sometimes temperatures reach 50 degrees Celsius in many areas, while fruit plants can produce standard fruits up to 45 degrees Celsius. Hot winds and gusts cause irreparable damage to small and large plants. The fruit burns and peels, while the quality of the fruit is severely affected. Gardeners and growers should take the following precautions to protect fruit plants and fruits from the harmful effects of summer.

• When bringing new plants from the nursery, make sure that the graft height is appropriate, ie 12 to 15 inches. High-grade grafting is weakened by direct sunlight and heat. If the height of the graft is less than the prescribed standard, there is a risk of soil diseases and microbes can easily invade.
• Newly planted plants such as mango, palm, and litchi are more affected by heat. Shade should be properly arranged for them. For this purpose, reeds or straws should be used to shade these plants.
• The pruning of fruit plants should be such that most of the fruits are planted inside the canopy of the plant.
• The effect of heat is mostly on the stems. The bark dries and separates from the tree in long pieces or a large part of it starts to wither in one place. To reduce this situation, wrap a sack of jute around.
• The heat of the afternoon is more damaging and the fruit planted on the southwest is more damaged by the sun's rays. Therefore, sesbania should be planted on the southwest side of the plant so that the fruit has shade but the sesbania should be cut after the summer as the sesbania plants would make the chemical reaction of the soil acidic and store air nitrogen in the soil.
• In summer, irrigation should be done in the evening. After irrigating, if the surface of the soil is softened and filled, then the moisture in the soil is preserved.
• Fruit plants should be watered regularly at intervals of 7 to 10 days. Make sure the interval does not exceed 10 days.
• Clean the water channels regularly as cleaning the water channels increases the speed of the water and more plants can be irrigated than available water.
• To water the plants, it is important to keep in mind the ground wattar. Nowadays tensiometer is being used for watering hours which is also simple and easy. The tensiometer head can be mounted up to 12 inches, 24 inches, or 36 inches under the tree canopy and a specific scale above it provides accurate information about the land. When the tensiometer scale reaches 40, gardeners should not neglect irrigation and water the plants immediately.
• If there is a shortage of water, it is better to irrigate the plants with the help of a drainage system
• If there are Eucalyptus and Poplar trees around the garden, they should never be planted as fences as Eucalyptus greatly reduces soil moisture. Jambool, mangoes, and berries are suitable for fences.
• Malta, orange, and lemons that are exposed to direct sunlight are more affected, thus stopping fruit growth and spoiling the fruit.
• Sometimes the skin of the fruit dries and becomes hard and orange in color, to remedy this, plants should be sprayed with plain water.
• Lightly dig under the plants and spread a 4 to 6-inch thick layer of grass about 1 foot outside the spread of the plants to keep the soil temperature low. In this way the loss of water from the soil is greatly reduced, the intensity of fruit fall is reduced and the organic matter in the soil is increased.
• In hot months, the stems of fruit plants should be whitened with a solution of copper sulphate and lime to reduce the intensity of heat. It will also protect the stem from the harmful effects of heat, rust, and gum diseases.
• Gardners should be careful not to plow too often in the summer because repeated plowing in summer injuries the roots and the plant tends to degenerate quickly.

All the above precautions will be beneficial when the plant meets the nutritional requirements, as well as special attention, is given to the prevention of the attack of harmful pests and diseases.