Irga - planting and care in the open field

Irga is a low-growing tree or shrub that grows completely in any locality and latitude, has excellent frost resistance, and its fruits have a lot of useful properties and qualities.

The plant is very unpretentious in care, does not require much attention from summer residents. It is very often used as a decorative element. Irgi berries are very useful.

Positive aspects of Irgi berries.

Irga is a very interesting shrub. It is useful in its entirety. From berries to bark! It is simply not possible to list all the useful vitamins, macro and microelements, because the whole periodic table is in the irge!

Effects of fruits and bark on the body:
-Cessation of inflammatory processes
-Losing body weight
-Helps to increase immunity
-Prevents the risk of thrombosis
-Anticoagulant action
-Cleaning the walls of blood vessels from atherosclerotic plaques

Various infusions and decoctions are prepared from the bark, which have tanning and anti-inflammatory effects. Berries are eaten fresh or squeezed juice from them. The list of healing effects is very wide, because the whole tree is unique - both leaves and bark, berries.

Varieties for planting in open ground

There are more than 25 varieties of this plant, but only ten of them are popular with summer residents.

• Spike irga Is a large tree that grows over 5 meters high. Its leaves can reach more than 5 centimeters in length, large, oval. The berry does not have a special taste and aroma, it is because of this that the spiky irga is not very popular with gardeners.
• Blood red irga - shrub. Which can be easily distinguished from its other counterparts - the fruits have an unusual shape, as if slightly squeezed. The berries are delicious and juicy. Canned well. The variety is basic, based on other popular varieties.
• Canadian irga it is distinguished by large berries that have an excellent taste. They are deep red at the beginning of ripening, and turn blue when the berries are ripe. They do not tolerate a drop in temperature, so the place of his stay should be with a warm climate.
• Alder-leaved irga Is a fairly tall plant that can grow up to four meters. This variety differs from others in its unusually tasty fruits. Many gardeners distinguish this variety from others precisely for its taste. The berries are large, they contain a lot of juice. The berries contain a substance that is considered a natural dye - anthocyanin. The shrub tolerates low temperatures well and is unpretentious to care for.
• Lamarck - This is a variety of Irgi, which is very similar to the variety "Canadian Irgi". The difference in the size of the leaf is that the lamark has a larger leaf. Has a decorative function. Very easy to care for, not whimsical.
• Smokey - a variety of irgi, which is a plant with many trunks. The crown is wide, the yield is good. Irgi berries are very sweet, appear in the fourth year after planting. The color of the ripe berry is blue.

The place where the irgi is grown. Preparing for landing

In the wild, Irga grows in mountainous areas, namely in the Caucasus and Crimea. Resistant to frost, so it grows well in cold climates. It grows well where other horticultural crops cannot because of the high temperature. Russia is an ideal region for growing this shrub. It easily tolerates frost even during the period of active flowering.

Planting this shrub in your garden is a very simple process.Grows on any soil. But, in conditions that she will not like, the irga will bear fruit poorly. On the decorative side, you will also notice a deterioration. Therefore, it is better to follow certain planting and care rules so that your plant gives a stable harvest.

The place for the irgi is not the best choice. Due to its huge root system, a lot of overgrowth is obtained. You have to very carefully look after the young branches, cut them off. This bush is perennial, the average time of active fruiting is not less than six decades. The maximum plant height can reach 8 meters. The huge roots of such irgi will pull all the nutrients from the soil onto themselves, which will harm other cultivated plants.
The soil for the Irga should be with a pH above 7. If you want to plant the Irga on acidic soils, you must first neutralize the soil. For this, lime is used at a rate of half a kilo per 1 µV of soil.

Phosphate, potash fertilizers and organic matter (humus) are used as top dressing. Sand and compost must be added to the ground before planting.

How to plant?

An interesting feature of the irgi is that it can be planted with a hedge. To achieve what you want, plants should be planted at a distance of 15 cm from the edge of the site, there should be a distance of no more than 50 cm between the plants.To make the tree look cultured, you need to cut the crown by 20 cm every year.

Basic landing requirements

The most optimal time for planting irgi is the month of May, or rather the first half of it. Or September, preferably when it is not very cold yet. But, this is not a panacea. Gardeners plant irga at any time of the summer season and say that they do not notice the difference in fruiting.

If your young shoots are grafted, you can start planting.

Work plan:
-Remove soil soil that is fertile
-Make a 50-50 recess.
-At the bottom we put top dressing and sand with compost
-Position of a young tree at a tedious distance into the ground.
-Fill with nutrient mixture (turf, compost, sand)
-Take the ground
-Pour 2 buckets of water.

What you need to know: before planting, all branches are cut off, only 5 buds are left.

Care features

If you did everything correctly, then you will not have any problems with the irga. The tree is not whimsical. For the first few years, more attention should be paid to the crown. Forming a beautiful crown is not difficult. In spring, all shoots are cut, leaving only three strong branches. Thanks to this, the crown becomes thick and powerful.

Irga watering is also unremarkable. The shrub is excellent at tolerating drought due to its powerful root system. Watering should be done no more than once every 14 days. Two buckets of water are enough for a young bush, and at least four for an adult and a large plant.

The first feeding of irgi falls on the 4th year of life. For fertilization, organic substances such as manure or compost are used. Among inorganic substances, ammonium nitrate, phosphate and potassium fertilizers have a beneficial effect.
The basic rule is that watering and feeding the plant occurs at the same time.

Harvesting is very difficult if the plant is more than 4-5 meters high. Therefore, for summer cottages, it is recommended to plant trees that grow no higher than 3 meters. This works great if you properly care for the zirga and prune it in time.

Irgi diseases and the fight against them

In general, this shrub is quite resistant to various diseases, but there are three types of pests that have an adverse effect on the bush. It is real to get rid of these diseases, spraying the bush with drugs that kill the pathogen will help us.

Gray rot - a disease in which brown spots appear on the bush. Further, in their place, a real mold forms. A factor contributing to the development of this disease is increased soil moisture.It is necessary to change the watering regime and spray the plant with antiseptic solutions - 3% Bordeaux mixture or Topaz.

Tuberculariosis - a disease in which the leaves themselves become brown, and then completely crumble. Further, red dense formations appear on the shoots. In order not to get the development of the disease in other trees, it is necessary to cut off all diseased branches and burn them. At the site of the wound formation of the tree, it is necessary to anoint a solution of vitriol or again use a solution of Bordeaux mixture.

Phyllostic spotting - Irgi leaves are the first to respond to the appearance of the pathogen. Large brown spots appear, which become larger. The treatment procedures are the same as for tuberculariosis.

Preparing for winter

There is nothing special about preparing for winter. Everything is done by analogy with other plants. There is no need to cover the tree, it transfers frosts with a bang.

Formation of new shrubs

New shrubs can be formed by dividing the root system, as well as by young cuttings, seeds or layering.
Reproduction root shoots is the easiest way. In order to plant a shoot, it is better to take shoots that are no more than 2 years old. You need to act strictly according to the classic landing rules:

-First, dig out the roots, then carefully separate them from my mother's irgi.
-The cuttings are planted from the 20th of July. The length of the cuttings is no more than 20 cm. They are planted immediately in a greenhouse or greenhouse. Watering is carried out regularly, not overdoing it. A year later, in the spring, there is a landing at the main place of residence.
-Seeds can be bought in a specialized place or taken from the eaten fruit. Sowing takes place directly into the garden under the open sky. To do this, the soil must be loosened and properly watered.
-The seeds are not planted deeply, almost 2 cm deep.
-After landing, cover the place.

Layers are usually made before summer, at the end of spring. For this method, the strongest young shoot is chosen and carefully set in the soil. After their growth has increased by 15 cm, they can be transplanted.