Видео о персиках от 23 октября, часть 2

Slugs and snails are quietly eating the bark, leaves and ripe fruit on your peach, plum and cherry trees, and eggshells, coffee grounds and salt won't stop them. In this video, an old orchard trick shows you exactly what to sprinkle around the base of your fruit trees, how much to use, and when, so the slime trails finally stop. Most gardeners blame birds, earwigs or a mystery disease when they find chewed bark, smooth holes in the lower leaves, or a scooped-out crater in a ripening plum. The real culprit hides under the mulch by day and climbs your trunk at night. Once you understand slug biology, protecting your stone fruit trees becomes simple, safe and organic. In this video you'll learn: ✅ Why slugs and snails attack young peach, plum and cherry trees (and the graft union) ✅ Why eggshells, coffee grounds, salt and beer traps fail on wet nights ✅ The organic bait commercial growers sprinkle: iron phosphate (safe around pets, birds and soil) ✅ The exact sprinkle method: thin, even scatter about 1 tsp per square yard ✅ Best timing: early spring and damp evenings, reapply every 2–4 weeks ✅ How to wrap a copper band without strangling the trunk ✅ How to tell slug damage from bird, wasp, earwig and caterpillar damage ✅ The GOLDEN TIP: bait before you mulch, plus the trap-crop trick ✅ 8-step system that also prevents collar rot, brown rot and borers ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Why most slug remedies fail 00:00 How slugs & snails damage stone fruit trees 00:00 4 mistakes that invite them (mulch, evening watering, low branches) 00:00 Slug biology: moisture, smell & the battleground zone 00:00 What growers really sprinkle: iron phosphate 00:00 Step 1–2: Clean the base & lift the tree skirt 00:00 Step 3–4: How much to sprinkle & when 00:00 Step 5: Copper band on the trunk 00:00 Step 6–8: Morning watering, sanitation & monitoring 00:00 How to spot slug vs bird vs wasp damage 00:00 Real examples: Santa Rosa plum & Elberta peach 00:00 GOLDEN TIP: Bait before you mulch + trap crop 00:00 Mistakes to avoid & pet safety 00:00 Next video: the peach tree borer 📋 QUICK CHECKLIST • Pull mulch 6–12 inches away from the trunk • Lowest fruiting branches 18–24 inches off the ground • Thin scatter of iron phosphate pellets, 2–3 ft ring around the tree • Loose copper band about 1 ft up the trunk • Water in the morning, not the evening • Pick up fallen fruit every 1–2 days during harvest • Check under a board weekly to monitor slug numbers ⚠️ Always read the product label. Choose iron phosphate as the active ingredient and avoid metaldehyde baits if you have dogs, cats or grandkids around the yard. In Southern California, check with your county agricultural office before using decollate snails. 💬 Tell me in the comments: what's the first sign you notice in the morning? Type TRAILS, LEAVES, or FRUIT, and tell me which tree (peach, plum or cherry) and what state you're growing in. 🔔 Subscribe to Expert Peaches for weekly, practical tips on growing sweeter peaches, plums and cherries, with healthier trees and fewer surprises. #PeachTree #SlugControl #SnailControl #FruitTreeCare #OrganicGardening #PlumTree #CherryTree