How to grow potted dry-branch plum? Teach you the correct cultivation method

SummarySoil preparation and sowing: Potted dry-branch plum is suitable for sandy soil with good air permeability. After soil preparation, remove impurities such as gravel, level and make beds, water thoroughly, then sow in spots or broadcast. Sowing and seedling raising: Prepare the seedbed, and seedlings can be raised once the temperature is stable above 18°C. After sowing, cover with film, add straw curtains at night, water appropriately, ventilate, and harden the seedlings. Timely transplanting: Seedlings can be transplanted once they grow to about 5-7cm, and water immediately after transplanting to help them recover. Care: Regular weeding, watering, and fertilizing are needed.

I. Soil preparation and sowing

Potted dry-branch plum has no special requirements for soil. Generally, sandy soil is chosen for planting, then the soil is prepared by screening out all clods, gravel, and other impurities, leveling the soil and making beds, and watering. Once the water has completely soaked through the soil, sow seeds in spots or directly broadcast them, then cover with a layer of fine soil about 0.5cm thick. Later, keep the seedbed moist, and seedlings can emerge when the temperature is controlled at around 7°C.

II. Sowing and seedling raising

1. The seedbed generally measures about 100cm long, about 40cm wide, and about 30cm high. Seedlings can be raised once the temperature is stable above 18°C.

2. Usually, it can be done according to greenhouse seedling-raising methods. After sowing, cover with a layer of film. At night, add a layer of straw curtain. After some time, seedlings will emerge. Be sure to control the amount of watering, ventilate appropriately, and harden the seedlings. Once the seedlings grow to about 5-7cm, they can be transplanted.

III. Timely transplanting

1. Pot transplanting

If a relatively large number of seeds are sown and seedlings emerge densely, flower pots need to be prepared for transplanting. If the number sown is relatively small, there is no need to bother.

2. Field transplanting

It is actually similar to the method of planting vegetable seedlings. First, level the soil and make beds. If planting on sloped land, holes can be dug with a diameter of about 30cm and a length of about 15cm, and then transplanting can be carried out. The number transplanted per mu can be determined according to soil fertility. Deep-hole shallow planting can also be used. After planting, water immediately so the seedlings can recover.

IV. Care and seed collection

1. During the seedling stage of dry-branch plum, management must be strengthened. Potted plants must be regularly weeded, watered, and fertilized, while field-planted ones need regular hoeing, fertilizing, watering, and so on.

2. Once dry-branch plum grows to the middle stage, it can basically be managed extensively. When the seedlings grow to about 25-30cm and the diameter reaches about 25 cm, they can be harvested and sold. Harvesting is generally done in autumn. After the seeds mature, there is one crop per year. When harvesting, be sure not to damage the roots. It is best to cut them short about 5cm above the roots, otherwise the plants are prone to breaking and drying up.