Methods and techniques of apricot planting

Apricot trees are trees in northern China, which are relatively rare for southerners, but they are also planted in some areas. what are the methods and techniques for planting apricot trees?

1. Land selection and preparation

Apricot seedlings are suitable to be planted in dry and flat land with convenient drainage and irrigation. choose deep ventilated sandy loam, the soil can not appear hardening and adhesion. Then dig some planting holes according to the distance of 2 meters and the row spacing of 3-4 meters, and apply about 20 jin of farm manure in the holes, then mix the soil and cover the soil of 10cm, and put the apricot seedlings into it, cover a small amount of soil.

2. Seed selection and plastic film mulching

Go to the monopoly market to buy some robust seedlings, generally choose apricot varieties with strong anti-freezing ability and late flowering, and then cover the tree plate with plastic film can promote the growth and development of young trees, but also play a role in warming and moisturizing the soil, speed up the fruit of apricot trees, put on the market and sell earlier, and at the same time reduce the work of weeding, loosening soil and drainage.

3. Planting

The tree shape of apricot is higher, and the planting density is best controlled at 3 × 4m or 4 × 4m. Strong seedlings with excellent varieties should be selected during planting, and during the growing period of seedlings, fruit trees should be pruned properly in summer and winter, artificial pollination should be carried out during flowering in spring, fruit trees should be thinned and diseases and insect pests should be prevented, and reasonable close planting and scientific planting should be promoted.

4. Management technology after planting.

(1) fertilization and irrigation: in the early stage of apricot sprouting, some urea should be applied, and when new shoots grow, some quick-acting fertilizers should be applied, and the leaves are mainly sprayed with potassium dihydrogen phosphate and urea. When blooming and fruiting, more potassium sulfate fertilizer is needed, and the whole fruiting period needs to be sprayed with yield-increasing bacteria. After fruit harvest, a large amount of farm manure is needed, and farm manure and nitrogen fertilizer can be applied to promote growth. after planting, water is watered every 3-4 days, after 30 days, and then every 15 days, which is beneficial to regulate the soil environment.

(2) Plant pruning: after the planting returns to normal growth, the sunshade net can be removed and dried at a position 1 meter above the ground. Then leave branch tips at separate angles, leaving about 8-10 branches, and 5 branches can be selected for key culture when they grow to 0.5 meters long, and the rest can promote new shoots, and then continuously pick hearts to promote shoots, cultivate several grades of branches, maintain a good angle, and remove dense branches.

(3) pollination: if the humidity is too high, it will not be conducive to apricot flowering, pollination and fertilization, and it will also lead to a decrease in fruit rate, so artificial pollination can be carried out on sunny days. Due to the high temperature in summer, diseases and insect pests are easy to occur after rain. At this time, pesticides should be sprayed to kill pests.

(4) Illumination: receiving sufficient sunshine is conducive to the expansion and improvement of fruit quality, so be sure to supplement different nutrients in different periods.