When will apricot be sown

Almond is the seed of apricot, because it is edible, tastes good and is rich in nutritional value. So eat it as a nut. But apricot is not a fruit but a seed in botany. Use seeds to plant apricots or to harvest almonds. Apricot when to sow, how to deal with sowing, sowing methods are to talk about the relevant content.

1. Sowing time

The general sowing time is a period of time after the Beginning of Winter and before the Beginning of Spring. It is better to sow seeds in spring. It is generally possible to sow seeds in spring. Spring sowing is at the end of March and autumn sowing is about the end of November. However, if grafting is necessary after sowing, the branch grafting is also low in March, and bud grafting can be carried out from July to August.

2. Seed treatment

As the seed shell is very thick and hard, soaking seeds can be soaked in hot water of about 80 degrees, stirring and soaking, stirring can gradually cool down and avoid scalding the seeds. Until the water temperature changes to warm water, you can stop stirring. After that, fish it out and rinse it with 50 degrees hot water again every day. The main seed shell is slotted and can be sown if there is a place to sprout. If you do not want to wait, you can use a tool to sew the seed shell, but do not damage the seed. You just need to sprout in the incubator.

3. Sowing method

Planting in large ridges, one row per row, and finally on demand, so as to ensure the growth space after emergence. The general distance between plants is about 10 cm. About a hole to sow a seed, did not come out of the seedling will be replanted. But if both seeds sprout, the growth is crowded and transplant. It takes more than 1 cm to sow seeds. The soil cover is about 5 centimeters. After covering the soil, the soil should be compacted and watered thoroughly.

4. Planting method

After a period of cultivation after the emergence of the seeds, the plant can be transplanted when it grows to about 50 cm. After planting, the space of the plant should be taken into account. It is about 4 meters apart and 4 to 5 meters apart. The appearance of planting 40 trees per mu. It can also be planted more closely, with a plant spacing of 3 meters and a row spacing of 4 meters. Don't dig a big hole, the seedling is not very big, just dig a hole with deep root system. After fertilizing, plant, cover soil to lift seedlings, then cover soil, pour fixed root water.

Almond sowing takes place in spring and autumn. Sowing needs to deal with the seed, the seed is some special, the seed shell is very hard and the germination time is longer. If the sowing and emergence of seedlings is smooth, the planting process can be carried out smoothly.