How to prune and branch balsam pear

Balsam pear is a stem vine plant, it has a very strong sprouting ability of branches and vines, and it needs to be arranged in the process of growth in order to improve its yield and quality. Generally speaking, it can be summarized as pruning and branching, which can ensure good ventilation and light transmittance between plants and reduce unnecessary nutrient consumption. So how to prune balsam pear? Let's take a look.

1. Draw the vine

When the balsam pear vine grows to about 40-50 cm, it is necessary to set up a frame or tie a rope to hang the vine, so as to pull the stem vine on the rack and knot melon. The middle and lower part of the stem vine can be tied up with nylon rope and tied off on the wire or scaffolding about 2 meters high above the planting bed. It should be noted that when hanging vines are on the shelves, folk songs should pay attention to the same direction of the main vines in each row, so that the leaves are evenly distributed, which can maximize the use of space, get more light, and properly go out the side vines less than 30cm. Reduce nutrient loss.

2. Hit the top and pick the heart

After the balsam pear main vine is on the shelf, it is necessary to top and pick the heart. 2-3 strong lateral vines are selected as melon vines, and the first two leaves are discounted after fruiting. The melons on the lateral vines should be cut off in time after harvest to promote the germination of new melon vines. In addition, for stem vines, diseases and insect vines, thin and weak vines, no melon vines and rainy tendrils should be removed in time, which can reduce unnecessary nutrient consumption and increase permeability, so as to synthesize more nutrients to promote plant growth. It should also be noted that whenever two female flowers grow on the side vines, one should be kept full and strong, and the other poorly developed should be removed in time.

3. Picking leaves

When balsam pear enters a large number of fruiting stage, in order to avoid excessive growth of ineffective stems and leaves and affect sitting melon and expanded melon, the middle and lower part of the plant should be cut off in time, including the old yellow residual leaves, the branches that do not bear melons, the branches without flowers and melons at the top, as well as the fruits of diseases and insect pests and abnormal fruits. This can maximize the saving of nutrients and promote the sitting and expansion of melons.

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