How to trim bergamot

Bergamot is a kind of peculiar fruit plant, the fruit is golden when ripe, the skin and core are separated, the petals are scattered and the size is like a finger, so it is named bergamot. It has a wide range of uses, peculiar fruit shape, high ornamental value, fruit can be eaten or sold as cold fruit, can also be used as medicinal materials, the whole body is a treasure. Reasonable pruning during planting can promote its growth and development, blossom and fruit, and help to increase yield, so how to prune it? Let's take a look.

1. Pruning principle

When pruning, the principle is to prune some overgrown branches and overlapping branches, which can increase the ventilation and light transmittance between the branches, make the plant grow more robust, blossom and bear more fruit. In addition, some diseased branches, weak branches and dead branches should be pruned, which can prevent the bacteria from spreading, and the weak branches and dead branches should be pruned in order to avoid unnecessary consumption of nutrients and transport more nutrients to other branches. to make them grow stronger.

2. Spring pruning

Bergamot pruning in spring is mainly new shoots in summer. Bergamot will grow new shoots in February-March in spring, so we need pruning. When pruning, except for some fruiting branches and nearby branches used to supplement space, all the other branches that do not need fruit should be pruned, so that more nutrients are gathered on the fruiting branches and the yield is increased.

3. Summer pruning

Summer shoots are pruned in summer, bergamot suspected to sprout a large number of summer shoots after Grain Rain, they will compete with the fruit for nutrients, resulting in fruit growth watering, or ripening later, but also affect the growth of autumn shoots. So in summer, in addition to some special branches, the rest should also be pruned.

Some problems should be paid attention to when pruning in summer. first, summer is a hot and humid environment, in the case of sufficient nutrients, it is very easy to lead to overgrowth of plants, which will affect flowering, so pruning in time. Second, when pruning, leave a few bud holes at the base of some sterile branches, so that it can sprout new branches.

4. Autumn pruning

Autumn pruning is extremely important, it is directly related to the number of blooming and fruiting, in pruning, except for some weak branches, diseased branches and withered branches, the rest of the branches should not be pruned and reserved as fruiting branches. In autumn pruning, it is more important to strengthen maintenance, which is the key.

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