Garden Maintenance Practices in Our Sample Gardens
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Following the completion of the 2025 production season, we began branch trimming, pruning, and pit bottom cleaning in our hazelnut orchards.
These practices are crucial for renewing our orchards ahead of the 2026 harvest and supporting the healthy development of our hazelnut orchards.
Through branch trimming and pruning, we remove old, depleted, or diseased branches, creating space for new shoots to develop. This increases air and light permeability and ensures balanced growth in our orchards.
Through pit bottom cleaning and hoeing, we promote soil aeration, increase root oxygen uptake, and prevent the proliferation of weeds and harmful plants. These practices improve the soil's water retention capacity and contribute to a stronger and more resilient root system.
We carry out our orchard maintenance activities with the following steps:
We perform pruning by removing dead and unproductive branches without damaging the tree structure.
During pit bottom cleaning, we remove weeds manually or mechanically.
After cleaning, we loosen the soil and encourage root development with superficial hoeing.
We remove pruning debris from our orchards to prevent disease and pest risks.
At Durak Hazelnuts, we continue to increase our producers' productivity and contribute to our environmentally friendly and sustainable production goals through timely maintenance practices.
As in every season, we are preparing our orchards for a long-lasting, productive, and environmentally friendly production process this year.
