How to manage loquat after harvest

Loquat is a common fruit, usually in May to June of each year during this period of time on the market. Many fruit growers idle after loquat harvest, there is nothing else to do, but also neglect the management of orchards. In fact, the management of loquat after harvest is very important in loquat planting, which affects the yield of the next year and the service life of loquat trees. So today, follow Xiaobian to learn the management techniques of loquat after harvest.

1. Trim and clear the garden

Loquat harvest time and many fruits are different, and it is just summer after harvest, then we need to carry out summer pruning after harvest. This pruning is also the most important pruning, it is best to prune as early as possible, so as to promote the loquat tree to enter the flower bud differentiation stage as early as possible. When pruning, we mainly prune the crown, reasonably control the permeability of the crown, and clean up some dense branches, old branches, long branches, weak branches and messy branches. After loquat tree pruning, it is necessary to clean up the garden immediately, clean up the pruned branches, weeds, fallen leaves, etc., and preferably take them away from the garden for burning.

2. Drainage and disaster prevention

Loquat fruit harvest is just into the plum season, this time rainfall is relatively large, so we need to ditch as soon as possible in the garden, timely discharge excess water between the gardens, so as not to cause floods, resulting in rot of loquat roots. When the plum rain season is over, we need drought prevention. In order to promote the differentiation of flower buds, we need reasonable watering. At the same time, we can use straw, weeds and other substances to cover the tree tray, which can improve the drought resistance of loquat trees. There is also in winter, we also need to prepare for the prevention of freezing damage, although the loquat tree cold resistance is strong, but also will be affected to a certain extent.

3. Heavy application of base fertilizer

After loquat fruit harvest, it is also very important to carry out topdressing. Generally, topdressing is carried out only after pruning branches and leaves and cleaning garden rooms. Almost ten days and a half after fruit picking, we need topdressing, mainly organic fertilizer. Of course, decomposed farm manure can also be used. It is best to use it together with chemical fertilizer, so as to cultivate strong branches and promote flower bud differentiation. Generally, the amount of fertilizer used per loquat tree should be controlled at about 65 kg. Although it is heavy base fertilizer, it should not be excessive.

4. Prevention and control of diseases and pests

After loquat fruit harvest, it happens to be high temperature and high humidity weather. If this weather is not properly managed, it is easy to cause pests and diseases, so we should prepare for pest control in advance. The most common of these are branch rot and yellow caterpillars. We can use Bordeaux mixture and pyrethroid insecticides to control them respectively.

The above is the introduction of the management technology after loquat picking brought to you by Xiaobian. I hope that the above little knowledge can help you plant friends, and also hope to help more friends. If you have any other questions, please leave us a message below and we will do our best to answer them.