Why Do People Hang Water Bottles on Apple Trees? A Trick That Works
Sometimes in summer cottages you can see trees with various objects with water or sand hanging on their branches.
However, this “decoration” is used for a reason.
Agronomist Anastasia Kovrizhnykh explained why it is necessary to hang bottles of water on an apple tree.
Gardeners can use this life hack to shape the crown.
After all, the tree branches bend to the desired position.
Ultimately, this will avoid thickening, which can negatively affect yield.
In addition, this method affects the fruiting of trees, accelerating it.
In a vertical position, branches can be concentrated on growth.
But horizontal branches are responsible for fruiting. With this arrangement, their growth begins to slow down.
Then flower buds are formed more actively on the branch.
It is only important to take into account that the result will not be achieved immediately, but in the next season.
Moreover, various objects can be used to tilt the branches: bags of water, bottles of sand or small buckets.
Earlier we talked about what can be planted under trees.
