How to plant apricot seeds

Apricot is the fruit of deciduous trees and is an important economic fruit tree. Its fruit tastes sweet and juicy, and the fruit is generally ripe from June to July. You can also plant seeds after eating the pulp. Then how to plant its seeds?

How to plant apricot seeds?

1. Sprout

The seeds of many plants need to germinate before sowing, because this can awaken them and make the seeds germinate faster. Apricot seeds to promote germination, can soak the seeds in hot water stirring, so that the seeds are fully heated, cooling with warm water spraying twice a day, the seeds can be whitened, this method is the most effective.

two。 Land preparation

Apricot trees like the environment with plenty of sunshine and warm climate, so they are generally planted in spring and autumn. in addition, they prefer loose, fertile and well-drained soil. before sowing, apricot trees should sort out the land, dig and turn the soil and apply sufficient base fertilizer. Drainage measures will be done well, so that the late soil water can be avoided, there will be no major problems, so that apricot trees can grow smoothly, and produce rich fruit, so that the yield is greatly increased.

3. Sowing seeds

The seeds can be planted directly in the ground, sown at a depth of 5-8CM, then watered thoroughly, and then covered with soil after the water seeps down. It can be covered with plastic film for heat preservation and moisturizing. Before the seed comes out, pay attention to keeping the soil moist and not too dry. Generally speaking, seedlings can emerge at the beginning of April of the second year.

4. Raising seedlings

After the emergence of apricot trees in spring, the soil should be kept moist to prevent too dry and too wet. At the same time, topdressing should be carried out appropriately according to the growth of the seedlings, mainly applying fully mature organic fertilizer or cake fertilizer, strengthening ventilation, and timely prevention and control of diseases and insect pests. Generally speaking, apricot seedlings in that year can grow to about 1.5 meters and begin to bear fruit in 4-5 years.

In addition to seed planting, the common control method of apricot is grafting, which is suitable for spring, summer and autumn.