When is ugly tangerine on the market?

In recent years, ugly oranges can often be seen in the market, mainly produced in Sichuan, juice sugar content of more than 13%, up to 17%, the taste is extremely sweet. The market demand for ugly tangerine is great in recent years, and more and more people are planting and cultivating. So, in which month did ugly tangerine go on sale?

In which month did ugly tangerine come on the market?

Ugly tangerine is generally on the market from February to March. The mature fruit has a slightly rough skin and orange pulp, which is soft and juicy.

Second, what are the planting techniques of ugly orange?

1. Land selection and preparation

Ugly orange is suitable to grow in the environment of deep and fertile soil, moderate acid and alkali and small slope, so when selecting land, we should try to plant it in the gentle slope with a slope of less than 25 degrees. After selecting the land, it is necessary to dig the soil deeply and apply appropriate amount of base fertilizer, and then dig a cave with wide 80cm and deep 90cm according to the distance of 3 meters between plants and 4 meters between rows for later planting.

2. Seed and seedling selection

Go to the seedling market to buy some seedlings with strong appearance, strong root system, disease-free surface and no damage.

3. Seedling planting

(1) planting time: February or September to November in spring.

(2) planting method: first sprinkle the basic fertilizer of 40~50cm in the cave, then sprinkle it into the fine soil of 3~4cm, finally straighten out the roots of the seedlings and plant them in the cave, finally straighten the covering soil and step on it, and irrigate the right amount of water.

4. Field management technology

(1) Fertilizer

Ugly tangerine does not have high requirements for fertilizer. Generally, 5-6 times of nitrogen fertilizer and ternary compound fertilizer are applied at the seedling stage, and the base fertilizer is applied once during the growing period, the long flowering stage, the fruiting stage and after fruiting, and the specific amount of fertilizer is determined according to the soil fertility.

(2) moisture

Ugly orange does not have high requirements for moisture, as long as it keeps the soil moist. In general, the amount of water can be increased appropriately in the dry summer season, drainage measures should be taken in rainy season, and watering should be reduced in the later stage of fruit growth.

(3) pruning and shaping

During the growth period, ugly orange grows some diseased branches, miscellaneous branches, dwarf branches and other branches that are not conducive to plant growth, so it should be pruned timely according to plant growth. In general, young trees do not need how to cut, but some backbone branches can be cut off in fruiting period, and some withered branches, dense branches, weak branches, old branches and so on can be reduced in full fruit period.

(4) Disease and pest control

During the growth of ugly orange, there will be anthracnose, aphids, longicorn beetles, bud maggots and other diseases and insect pests, so prevention and control measures should be taken in advance. Special agents such as chlorothalonil, Dysen zinc or dimethoate can be used to control insect pests.

The harvest time of ugly orange should be determined according to fruit maturity, use, market needs and so on. It is not suitable to pick fruit on rainy days and when the dew is not dry. Fruit pickers should wear gloves, use round-headed fruit scissors to cut off the fruit together with the fruit stalk, then cut the pedicel and handle it gently.