How to grow apricot seeds
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Apricot trees are trees in northern China. They are relatively rare to southerners. The fruit is nearly round, the fruit apex is round, the stem is deep and wide, the suture lines are obvious and shallow, and the flesh on both sides is symmetrical. The skin has an orange-yellow background, with a bright red halo and deep red spots on the sun side; the flesh is orange-yellow, the meat is thin and soft, sweet and juicy, and is deeply loved by people. Planting methods of apricots 1. The land is selected for apricot trees that are drought-tolerant but not waterlogging, tolerant to barren, fond of light, and susceptible to late frost during flowering. Therefore, when building a park, you should choose a terrain that is conducive to reducing freezing damage, choose a land with lee and sun, high terrain, good drainage, and deep soil layer. It is best to establish a protective forest system at the same time. In addition, the problem of "replanting disease" of stone fruits is more prominent, and it is best to avoid stone fruit bases in new apricot gardens. Select varieties that are freeze-resistant and bloom late, and allocate appropriate pollinating trees. Generally, pollinated trees account for 10%-20% of the main varieties planted, and can be planted in alternate rows or plum blossoms. The distance between the pollinated tree and the main planted variety should be within 50cm to facilitate insect pollination. 3. Digging holes at the measuring points 2. Before preparing seedlings for planting, prepare a sufficient number of healthy plants as planned, with full buds and free from pests and diseases. Roots that are bruised or broken should be trimmed and soaked in water for one day and night before planting.
3. Digging holes at measuring points should establish reasonable plant spacing according to the variety, terrain, planting technology, and purpose. Generally, the plant spacing of apricot trees is 3×4 meters. Under the conditions of highly intensive management and cultivation technology, 3×3 meters or 2×3 meters high density can be used. According to the determined row spacing, dig pits at the measuring points. The size of the pits should be length × width × depth =80×80×80 cm. The excavated topsoil and subsoil should be placed on each side and should not be mixed together.
How to grow apricot seeds
4. Strengthening soil, fertilizer and water management to enhance tree vitality, increase tree nutrient accumulation, and improve flower bud quality are effective measures to reduce flower abortion, improve fruit setting rate, and increase yield.
The base fertilizer is best applied in autumn, and is generally applied as soon as possible from September to October in conjunction with hole expansion and deep plowing. The sapling period takes 3-4 years, and the entire garden must be deeply turned over once. Try to minimize root damage, especially the backbone roots, when turning deeply. The base fertilizer is mainly manure, compost, and human manure. The amount of fertilizer application should be flexibly controlled according to the age of the tree, tree strength, fruit amount, and type of fertilizer.
5. Putting bees in orchards and artificially pollinating apricot trees during flowering periods are insect-matched flowers, and bees and other insects can help pollinate. Putting bees in apricot gardens can significantly increase the fruit setting rate. Due to the short apricot blossom period, if the activity of insects is blocked in bad weather such as low temperature, cloudy days, rainfall or strong winds, pollination will be affected. Therefore, artificial pollination of apricot trees is needed. Artificial pollination uses apricot pollen to mix pollen and starch at a ratio of 1:2, and then use the rubber tip of a brush or pencil to dip the pollen and apply it to the stigma of the flower.
6. Pest and insect pest control During the dormant period, clean up fallen leaves, dead branches, and fruit drops in the field, cut off sick branches, remove dead branches and pest branches, scrape off old bark, and destroy them in a centralized manner. Coat the trunk with white to eliminate overwintering pests and bacteria. Before germination in early spring, spray 5 °Be stone sulfur mixture or 1,500 times of Suqai emulsifiable concentrate to control apricot furuncle disease, brown rot disease, perforation disease, scale insects, apricot star caterpillar and other pests and diseases. Continuously spray 80% Dasheng M-45, spray Ke wettable powder 500 - 800 times liquid, and 30% Puodi 30 times liquid 2 - 3 times from flowering to before fruit picking to control gum flow, brown rot, perforation disease, etc. Spraying 0.5 °Be lime sulfur mixture, clay diesel emulsion with an oil content of 0.2%-0.4%, or spraying 50% marathon emulsion with a 1,000-fold solution can control the mulberry white scale.
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