How to grow fig seedlings

The method of planting figs is simple and the survival rate is high. It is a common planting method for growers. How should fig seedlings be planted?

How to plant fig seedlings?

1. Fig trees like warm and humid climate, barren, drought-resistant, cold-resistant and waterlogging, so it is suitable to be cultivated on sunny, deep, loose, fertile and well-drained sandy soil or clayey loam. It can be planted from mid-March to early April.

two。 Figs can be cultivated in pots or in barren slopes, pastorals and courtyards, and the density is determined according to the actual situation. Trees can be thinned properly when they grow up, and mixed fertilizers containing phosphorus and potassium are used as base fertilizers. After defoliation in autumn, the period of flowering and fruiting should be avoided.

3. If the basal fertilizer is insufficient in the growing period of young fig trees, it should be fertilized. About 5 kg of rotten miscellaneous fertilizer is applied at 40 cm away from the main root, and 15 kg of rotten farm manure is applied to mature trees. Topdressing should be in the period of shoot growth and rapid fruit expansion.

4. Figs are more tolerant to drought and waterlogging, and require more water during the period of shoot growth and fruit expansion, but the environment with long-term soiling or heavy water accumulation is easy to cause flower drop, fruit drop, leaf drop, and even death, so we should also pay attention to waterlogging drainage.

5. The technical requirement of pruning and shaping of figs is not high, and the natural happy pruning of multiple main branches is generally adopted, but the whole plant should retain 3 or 5 main branches and no lateral branches, and the main branch group is directly planted on the main branch.

6. Figs are less prone to diseases and insect pests, which are easy to cause harm to mulberry cattle during the fruit growing period, and are vulnerable to bird damage when the fruit is ripe. In addition to artificially catching mulberry cattle and driving away birds, figs can kill insect eggs artificially or medically, and scarecrows can also be used to drive birds away.

When buying and selecting fig saplings. Be sure to buy from a merchant with complete qualifications, and the saplings must be strong so that they can grow better.