Kamila Součková 25. 4. 2025 clock 2 minutes video
Plums enjoy great popularity with us. We prepare jams, cakes and plum brandy. But how to achieve good crops protected from various pests? And that there are!
What threatens the plum
Plum prefers to attack pests, which they have named typically – Pilatka Plum. While in the form of the larvae it has a green color and six legs, in adulthood is already black and wings. It is harmful that they embark on young fruits and cause their wormness, then the plums affected.
Plums also like to occupy plum wrapper, again it is clear where its name goes. Aphids and many fungal diseases are not behind. As a result, the crop is either poor or even none. What can be done about it?
How to grow a healthy plum? The answer can be found in this YT video:
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Of course, there are a number of chemical spraying, but today we will focus on the organic one. Organic means that it is biodegradable. And that is the feature of such a feature Neem oil.
Neem oil
Also known as nimbus oil, it is a 100 % natural insecticide (a product for destruction of voracious insects), a fungicide (cope with mushrooms that either suppress or kill) and bactericite (destroys bacteria). This oil is pressed from the seeds of the Azadiracht tree Indian and as the name suggests, it grows on the Indian continent.
In addition to purely natural origin, it is a great feature that it can affect both insect eggs, larvae and even adult pests. In short, insects “mow” in all its stages of development. It is interesting how he does his work. It does not kill uninvited guests immediately, but breaks their reproductive and hormonal cycle. They can cope with IS mites, caterpillars and mosquitoes on which they act as a repellent.
When to spray with neem oil
Spring, when the sun is not so far, it is absolutely ideal time, because the use in direct sunlight could burn the plant.
How to apply neem oil
Its reasonable dose can be poured into the substrate in the form of irrigating the plant first and then apply oil. If you have already noticed some pests on plums or apple trees, spray the oil directly on them, you can even gently spread with a cloth. In places that are not easily accessible on the plant, the folk -speaking of the ear (cotton wool) will help.
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