How to Fertilize a Tangerine Tree? A Detailed Guide to Scientific Fertilization Methods
The tangerine tree is a plant in the genus Citrus of the family Rutaceae. It originated in China and is widely distributed across the provinces south of the Yangtze River. Today we will explain how to fertilize a tangerine tree.
1. How to fertilize a tangerine tree
Apply more organic fertilizer, and apply appropriate amounts of inorganic fertilizer and formula fertilizer. Base the application mainly on soil fertilization, combined with foliar feeding. Use methods such as ring trench application, strip trench application, hole application and broadcasting fertilizer on the soil surface.
2. How to choose tangerines
1. Look
A medium size is best for tangerines; ones that are too large have thick peel and poor sweetness, while ones that are too small may not have grown well and have a poorer taste. The peel color of most tangerines gradually transitions from green to yellow, and finally to orange-yellow or orange-red, so the redder the color, the better ripened it usually is and the sweeter the taste. However, note that Gonggan is picked before it ripens, when the peel is green, yet the taste is not sour either, but the red ones are sweeter. In addition, look at the leaves on the stem of the tangerine; the fresher the leaves, the better the tangerine.
2. Touch
Tangerines with a moderate balance of sweetness and acidity mostly have smooth skin, and the oil gland dots on it are relatively fine and dense.
3. Squeeze
Tangerines with thin peel, thick flesh and plenty of juice will have very good elasticity; when you squeeze them with your hand, the flesh feels firm but not hard, and as soon as you let go, it immediately springs back to its original shape.
The tangerine tree is evergreen all year round, with dense branches and leaves and a neat form; in spring the whole tree is covered with fragrant blossoms, and in autumn and winter it is laden with yellow fruit, and the intermingling of yellow and green colors is extremely beautiful.