Planting cherry plum and its cultivation
Planting cherry plum produced in a dug hole, previously filled with a nutritious earth mixture (superphosphate and potassium sulfate). At all cherry plum, cultivation which has become popular recently, belongs to the light- and heat-loving plants.
Cherry plum and its cultivation
The more light it gets, the sweeter the fruit. Before planting cherry plum, look for a place where the tree will be protected from the wind by a fence or some kind of structure.
Preparing the soil for cherry plum:
- if groundwater lies nearby, then it is better to grow it on artificially created hills
- if the soil is sandy, then add turf soil, if clayey - peat and sand
- in the case where the soil on the site is acidic, it is necessary to pour lime, chalk or dolomite flour into it
In general, almost all cherry plum varieties prefer neutral soil. At the end of autumn, it is recommended to apply organic fertilizers, such as humus. After flowering, a supplement such as urea is needed.
If you are interested in early cherry plum varieties, then these include Scythian Gold, Naidena, Pavlovskaya yellow, Rubinovaya and Pchelnikovskaya.
Cherry plum, beneficial properties which helps to cope with coughs and throat diseases, is used both in its natural form and as decoctions, preserves, marmalade and compote.
Compote made from dried cherry plum fruits should be drunk by those people who have impaired digestion. These fruits can also be consumed for gastritis, accompanied by low acidity.A decoction of cherry plum acts as a natural laxative.
