August Plum Takes a Few Years to Bear Fruit
Do you know this? It takes a few years for August plums to bear fruit and knowledge about August plum cultivation techniques and conditions in the field of flowers and plants. Next, the editor will introduce them.
August plum, also known as "August炸", has the alias "Northern White Banana" and was originally a tribute for the ancient Chinese royal family. It is mainly distributed in the southern part of China, the Yangtze River Valley, and the northwest region. August plum is evergreen throughout the year and is an excellent climbing绿化 tree species; potted plants can be used for hanging decorations or stake materials for viewing leaves, flowers, and fruits, and they have a long-lasting fragrance, making them good honey plants. The seeds can be pressed for oil for consumption. In addition to being eaten fresh, the fruit can also be used for brewing, making fruit juice, and beverages. The roots can be used as medicine to treat falls, fractures, rheumatism, and bone pain; the fruit is used to treat hernia and prolapse of the uterus.
August Plum Cultivation Methods
Method 1: Seed Method
August plum fruits are picked in September to October when they are mature, eat the fruit flesh, and save the seeds for autumn sowing. The seeds are first scrubbed with alkaline water, then cleaned with clear water, dried, and sun-dried. They are stored in sand for 50-70 days from the lunar November and then broadcast in a well-prepared seedbed in early spring of the following year. Seed propagation is simple and easy to perform, but the seedlings take a long time to bear fruit, generally 3 years later, so it is not commonly used in production.
Method 2: Burial Branch Method
August plum vines have a strong germination force. 1 to 2-year-old branches can be buried in the soil, and they can take root within a month, and they can be propagated all year round. Generally, they can bloom and bear fruit in the second year after planting, and this method is often used in production.
Method 3: Root Division Method
August plum root division propagation is carried out before the early spring germination. August plum with multiple plants per cluster is divided into multiple plants from the root part. Without cutting the branches, the plants can bear fruit in the year of planting. This method is also commonly used in production.
Method 4: Cutting Method
August plum can be cut at any time of the year. Select healthy, disease-free 1 to 2-year-old branches, cut them into 10 cm long branches, and plant them into a well-prepared seedbed, taking care of waterlogging, shading, and drought prevention.
August Plum Seedling Management
1. Planting Time:
Plant according to the root growth of seedlings obtained from different propagation methods. After planting, water thoroughly. Cutting and pressing seedlings should be planted in spring and winter. Spring planting should be done before germination, and winter planting should be done after defoliation. Cutting and pressing propagation seedlings can be transplanted in December or early March of the following year, while seedlings can be transplanted all year round.
2. Cultivation Techniques
Set the point distance from the wire to the vertical projection at 15-20 cm, dig planting holes 30-40 cm in diameter and 25-30 cm deep, mix the excavated soil with decomposed manure and fill half of the hole, make a bun-shaped soil pile at the bottom of the hole, place the seedlings in the hole, spread the roots, and then fill the remaining soil. The spacing should be standardized at 90×130 cm.
3. Seedling Management
If cutting propagation is used, after the cut seedlings germinate, since they have not yet rooted, they cannot absorb water and mainly rely on the internal moisture supply of the cuttings. Shading and watering should be done at this time to prevent the cuttings from drying due to leaf water evaporation, especially in the southern region, where high temperatures often occur between April and May, which is the highest mortality stage for cut seedlings. Spraying can be used to achieve the purpose of cooling and moisturizing. Generally, the external conditions have no obvious effect on the pressing method, and the management during the seedling stage is relatively simple. Sexual propagation mainly uses seedlings, which is mainly carried out in greenhouses, and the management during the seedling stage is relatively simple, just water regularly, but attention should be paid to ventilation and prevent high temperatures from burning the seedlings.
4. Seedling Management
The management of seedlings mainly focuses on weeding. After seedling, cutting, or pressing propagation, a small amount of base fertilizer should be applied in the planting hole, but the fertilizer should be mixed evenly with the soil to prevent the fertilizer from being too concentrated and affecting the rooting and growth of the cut seedlings. After planting, it enters the seedling stage, which is the period of rapid growth for August plum, and has higher requirements for water and fertilizer. Base fertilizer should be applied before germination, mainly using farm manure, and compound fertilizer with a focus on nitrogen and potassium fertilizer.
August Plum Takes a Few Years to Bear Fruit
August Plum Field Management
1. Reasonable Fertilization
It is carried out before germination in early March and during the mid-growth period (fruit expansion period) of the plant in June to July. Generally, after planting, the first top dressing is done on both sides of each plant with fast-acting nitrogen and potassium fertilizers within a range of 30 cm from the plant. Use a hoe or spade to dig a shallow trench, sprinkle the fertilizer in the trench, and immediately water lightly to deliver the fertilizer. Top dressing with fast-acting phosphorus and potassium fertilizers.
2. Reasonable Irrigation
When August plum is short of water, artificial irrigation should be carried out. Before the summer rainy season, the drainage ditches in the August plum planting area should be cleaned up in time, and accumulated water should be drained.
3. Inter-tilling and Weeding
Keep the soil loose and free of weeds within the range of August plum plants. The depth of inter-tilling and weeding should be 10-15 cm, generally done by hand. According to the growth pattern of weeds in the field, weeding is done before August plum germination, and weeds must be removed to prevent them from covering the seedlings. Hand weeding should be done, and two weeks later, another weeding is done with a hoe combined with inter-tilling. Weeding is usually done in mid-May and early July to keep the ridge free of weeds.
4. Support Pruning
Fix the August plum vines on the support with palm leaves, keep 2-4 fixed main vines per plant, and like grapes and other fruits, regular tree management is required. The shaping differs depending on the trellis style, and pruning is mainly to thin out the branches. The fruiting branches mainly bear fruit at the top flower buds. Pruning can be done from 2-3 weeks after the plant defoliates to before the next year's injury begins, but it should be finished by mid-February. When pruning, the cut should be 2-3 cm away from the bud eye and no side branches should be left within 30 cm of the ground surface.
5. Pest and Disease Control
The control of pests harmful to the three-leaf Akebia is mainly done by cleaning the garden in winter to eliminate overwintering pupae and eggs. The orchard should be sprayed with pesticides in time to prevent pest damage or manually captured, and biological comprehensive control can also be used. Special attention should be paid to the application of agents in spring to prevent the damage of red-bodied leafhoppers, aphids, spicy bugs, white blowing cottony scales, and red spiders to the tender branches and vines.
6. Harvesting and Retaining the Base
Harvest on sunny days, after the dew has disappeared in the morning, using pruning shears or sharp knives. When harvesting, cut off the stem about 20 cm from the base, but do not damage the mother plant base and roots, leaving the base as the foundation for the next year's propagation. The mother plants of August plum will grow a large number of new shoots from the base the following year. After selection, retain 2-3 and tie them to the square frame to become new plants.
August plum is a high-value fruit, and the planting process must be managed according to its growth characteristics. Generally, the burial method, root division method, and cutting method are used for planting. Good planting, 2 weeks before the middle of February to early March before germination, apply nitrogen and potassium fertilizers, till and weed once, and then weed again from May to July; apply phosphorus and potassium fertilizers from June to July; during this period, support, guide vines, prune, focusing on top flower bud results. Clean the garden in winter, pay attention to the prevention and control of pests such as aphids and red spiders, and harvest in time. Only in this way can you have a good harvest!
Above (Green Plant Enthusiast Network) introduces the August plum planting for several years to bear fruit and the specific introduction of August plum planting techniques and conditions, hoping that everyone will like it!