When to plant figs? where are figs suitable for planting?

Figs many people think that it will not blossom, in fact, it will blossom, so there will be fruit. Figs taste sweet and are very popular. The market sales of figs are getting better and better in recent years, so many people want to grow it. However, the location and time of planting are very important.

When will figs be planted in good season?

In order to avoid drying up in winter and freezing injury caused by low temperature in early spring, figs are better planted in spring, and it is most suitable to plant figs from mid-March to early April. In addition, figs can also be planted in autumn and immediately planted after falling leaves in autumn, but attention should be paid to cultivating soil to prevent cold in winter.

Where are figs suitable for planting?

Figs are suitable for growing in saline-free soil. Although it is resistant to salt and alkali, it contains slightly higher salt and alkali, and it is easy to die during the cutting period, so it is better to use fertile sandy soil and soil with high content of organic matter.

The planting method of figs

1. Methods of reproduction. Figs are mainly propagated by cuttings, striping and ramets, and fig branches are easy to take root, so cutting propagation is mainly used in production, which has the advantages of fast propagation, easier operation and higher survival rate. Cutting propagation is carried out in spring, when the temperature and climate are conducive to the rooting of branches, and the branches of plants with strong growth and no disease are selected to do cuttings. the branches of cuttings had better be short internodes and hard branches in the same year, which are directly inserted into the seedbed and watered. Keep the soil moist, the temperature is between 20-25 degrees, about 3-4 days can take root.

2. Planting. When the root system of the new plant is also fully developed, it can be planted when it begins to sprout and grow new leaves, the planting distance is generally 3-4 meters, and the plant spacing is about 2 meters. If it is planted in a warm climate and good soil environment, the plant row spacing can be appropriately expanded by 1-2 meters. Planting can be planted in spring and winter, spring planting in early spring in March, winter planting in November-December before freezing.

3. Shaping and pruning. Fig shaping and pruning is relatively simple, it is suitable for pruning into a natural happy shape of multiple main branches, the whole plant can retain 5 main branches, leaving no lateral branches, and the crown is formed by multiple main branches as a whole. Therefore, it is very important to cultivate in the seedling stage, and the coring and pruning should be carried out in time to promote its multi-branching so as to achieve the purpose of rapidly expanding the crown.

Common diseases and insect pests of figs and their control

1. Figs have strong disease resistance, few diseases and insect pests, and rarely spray, so figs are often said to be natural pollution-free green food. The common diseases and insect pests are rust, anthrax and longicorn beetles that eat tree trunks and branches with larvae.

2. For the control of longicorn beetle pests, in addition to artificial killing during the adult spawning period, tree trunks and branches can also be coated with white coating (10 parts of quicklime, 1 part of sulfur powder, 0.5 parts of salt, 30 parts of water) to prevent adults from spawning.

3. The larvae that have been eaten into the branches can be stabbed with iron wire, 5-10ml of 50 times solution of dichlorvos or fenitrothion is injected into the hole with syringe, or dipped in medicine with cotton ball into the hole, and the mouth of the hole is blocked with yellow mud.

4. Rust can be controlled by 50% trimethoprim 500 × 800 times solution.

5. Anthrax is controlled with 80% anthrax Fumei 600-1000 times or 50% carbendazim.

It is best to choose spring when planting figs, which will reduce the occurrence of some insect pests. When choosing the location of figs, it is best to choose non-saline-alkali places to grow figs. Figs are also vulnerable to diseases and insect pests, so prevention and control work in this area also needs to be done.