How to grow chestnut trees

Many people like to eat chestnut, so are we also interested in chestnut? What things should be paid attention to in the process of chestnut trees from seedling to harvest? Today, the pro-agricultural network will introduce some information about planting chestnut trees to see how to make the chestnut big and good.

1. Seedling treatment

When choosing seeds, people must consider their own way out of chestnuts, whether they are going to go to street snacks such as sugar-fried chestnuts, or to sell this piece in a normal market. In terms of planting environment, Nongda No. 1 is recommended as a highly adaptable chestnut seedling, which tastes sweet and is a perfect match for fried chestnuts with sugar. Fengkai oil chestnut has good image and smell, so it is the first choice for market sales. Chestnut trees are mainly planted by transplanting, which is easy to feed. Planting usually begins around March every year, when the weather is most conducive to the growth of chestnut trees.

2. Land management

The soil planted is generally acidic when the ph value is less than 6. Secondly, the soil permeability should be good and the drainage should be convenient. Before planting, we should first clean up the weeds around the planting site, the distance is 5-6m, and the depth is about 0.5-1m according to the size of the seedlings. Generally, it is necessary to loosen the soil in the fruit period, and a harvester is about 1-2 times. Weeds need to be cleared before planting and after harvest and chestnut trees need to be preserved. After planting, it is best to dig drainage ditches around to avoid excessive moisture.

3. Fertilizer and water management

Before entering the pit, about 1 kilogram of fertilizer should be placed at the bottom of the pit, spread evenly, and then covered with 5-10 centimeters of soil to avoid fertilizer directly eroding the roots. After the completion of the filling, the surrounding weeds and fallen leaves can be accumulated around the chestnut seedlings to compost, the late topdressing 2-3 times, the time is in the two periods of budding and fruiting. Fertilizer should also be appropriate with a certain amount of farm manure, the total amount is about 10-20KG. Chestnut trees require more water, so they need to be watered every day, usually once a week. When watering, avoid the accumulation of water in the roots.

4. Daily management

Chestnut trees have a great demand for sunlight, and good lighting time is the guarantee of high quality chestnut. An exuberant chestnut tree will make the chestnut become small and stunted, so it is necessary to build some waste branches. In the inspection found that there are diseases and insects and insect pages should be removed in time to avoid the spread of diseases. When it is too cold in winter, chestnut trees need to be protected against the cold.

Chestnut trees need a lot of effort in the early stage and need to be inspected frequently. But in general, you can slowly reduce the management time in about two years. When planting in the early stage, we must pay careful attention to all aspects so as to lay a good foundation for the bumper harvest.