How to plant persimmon seeds

Persimmon seeds must be planted in places with warm, fertile soil and good drainage. After planting, keep the humidity and temperature between 70 and 85 degrees so that it will sprout after eight weeks. After the emergence of persimmons, timely transplanting, transplanting to light, timely irrigation after transplanting.

1. Site selection

Persimmon is a kind of sun-loving plant, which grows best in sunny places and likes to grow in warm places, so we must pay attention to these in site selection. The requirements for the soil are loose, fertile and well drained, so the drainage system should also be done well.

2. Seed selection and seedling raising

Persimmon needs to be selected before it is planted. When planting, you can put the seed in a warm place to raise seedlings, humidity and temperature should be kept between 70 and 85 degrees, usually in about 8 weeks, it will begin to germinate.

3. Transplanting

After the persimmons have emerged, they should be transplanted outside. When transplanting, be sure to dig out the roots gently and then plant them into the soil. Proper watering is needed after transplanting to keep the soil moist, but it is not advisable to see stagnant water.

Management of persimmon trees after planting

1. Fertilization

Every year, May and June is the peak growing season for persimmon trees, so at this time, proper fertilization must be carried out to ensure its nutritional needs. When applying fertilizer, we must pay attention to pure nitrogen fertilizer, calcium superphosphate and quick-acting fertilizer. When fertilizing, remember to open ditches and fertilizers along the edge of the ditch to avoid rooting.

2. Pruning

When young trees are pruned, they can leave about four backbone branches to trim off the weaker branches on the edges. During plastic surgery, the center can be retained, and then after the crown is formed, it can be cut off. When it comes to the full fruit period, the angle of its backbone branches can be adjusted and pruned by the method of getting weak and staying strong.

3. prevention and control of diseases and insect pests

Persimmon is also easy to be attacked by diseases and insect pests, such as persimmon cotton scale, persimmon stem insect, grass paramecium and so on. When these pests occur, we can choose to use 5-fold omethoate ring to control them, and the effect is very significant. Every winter, it is best to clean up the whole persimmon orchard, pruning and cleaning its diseased branches and fallen leaves. In the spring, it can be sprayed once when it germinates, and you can choose to spray it with a mixture of 5 degrees of stone sulfur or 150 times of 95% oil emulsion, and the effect is very good.