Today - found in almost every home garden, although once - in antiquity - they used to be a proud decoration of Greek residences. We are talking about pears. Beautiful trees with sweet and tasty fruits, trees of the rose family. Pears are definitely thermophilic, which explains why they were once known in the southern parts of the continent. Today, they are cultivated throughout Europe, with the largest concentrations in France and Belgium. The delicious fruits of this tree are used massively in the kitchen and cosmetics, contain many vitamins (A, B1, B2, C, etc.) as well as microelements and minerals.
Pear is a tree that is quite demanding in cultivation, you need to create the right conditions for it to bloom and bear fruit. The knowledge of the requirements to be met regarding soil type, irrigation, fertilisation is useful for this purpose.
Soil requirements
Pear is a very delicate tree, not resistant to strong frost or wind. It blooms earlier than apple trees, so it is more vulnerable to frost. The best place to grow pears is the south-western exhibition. The large amount of sunshine during the ripening period determines the taste of the fruit and also sets flower buds for the next year. Pears should be located in places sheltered from strong winds, and in winter they should be mulched.
Pears prefer clayey soils, deep soils (their roots are much lower than those of other trees, which is why it is so important to fertilise them - often the soil layers in which they are rooted and not too rich in minerals), rich and fertile. Pears should be planted on slightly acidic soil. Pears should be planted one near the other, at intervals of about two meters - the pear needs pollen from another pear to be pollinated, remember to plant several trees next to each other.
Watering
Watering and all the care of these trees is quite demanding; pears are quite capricious plants that need strict conditions to grow healthily and produce delicious fruit. Irrigation of pears should be extremely systematic. This does not mean that with watering mona exaggerated - too much water can lead to the formation of many diseases, mainly fungal. Pears like a humid substrate, but certainly not wet backwaters! Heavy watering should take place during a period of prolonged absence of rain, usually in summer.
Fertilisation
Like any other fruit tree, pear fertilisation has a beneficial effect on the taste and appearance of the fruit, the development of the plant and the condition of the leaves. The most important ingredients to be supplied to this plant are potassium, nitrogen, magnesium and phosphorus. In horticulture and industrial cultivation of pears, quite large quantities of these ingredients should be supplied annually, with potassium alone at around 150 kg per hectare.
Foliar fertilisation is the supply of manganese, zinc, copper, silicon and boron to the plant. Lack of these ingredients will have a negative impact on the appearance and condition of leaves, abnormal development of fruits and their loss. Foliar fertilisation and strengthening of the plant should be carried out in dry and warm weather.
