Peach Seed Sowing Time and Potted Planting Methods
The peach is a plant whose fruit is eaten as a fruit; its flowers are ornamental, its fruit is juicy and can be eaten fresh or made into dried peaches, canned peaches, etc., and the kernel can also be eaten. In recent years, potted peaches have become increasingly popular, so if you grow peaches from peach seeds, when should they generally be sown? Potted Planting Methods for Peach Seeds what are they?
1. When are peach seeds sown?
The planting time for peach tree seeds is generally spring, from January to March, and autumn, from November to December, but when planting in autumn in northern regions, care must be taken to prevent the peach tree seeds from freezing to death. When sowing the seeds, soak them in warm water at 30 to 40 degrees for four hours, let the seeds fully absorb water, and then sow. When sowing seeds in spring, attention is needed: because winter goes and spring comes, and the soil recovers from a frozen state, the soil needs to give the seeds time to develop slowly; by then, simply strengthening the management of the seeds is enough.
2. Potted Planting Methods for Peach Seeds
When the fruit is ripe, harvest it and take out the seeds, soak them in hot water for 1 hour, then sow them in holes or drills in sandy loam soil. After 30 to 40 days they can germinate, and after staying in the bed for 1 to 2 years they are transplanted. When sowing in pots, they can be transplanted after staying planted in the seedbed for 1 year. After transplanting, they can bloom in 3 to 4 years.
1. Choice of pot: the pot should be chosen according to the placement environment, cultivation purpose, tree size, etc. Commonly used ones include clay pots, porcelain pots, purple clay pots, etc. Clay pots are the most commonly used pots for potted fruit trees and flowers; they are low in price and good in aeration, which benefits root growth, but they are relatively brittle, easily damaged, rough on the surface, and not very attractive. Porcelain pots are sturdy in texture and attractive in appearance, but poor in drainage and aeration and rather expensive, so they are generally better for indoor ornamental cultivation. Purple clay pots are fine and dense in texture, harmonious in color, elegant and unpretentious, and their drainage and aeration fall between those of clay pots and porcelain pots; they are rather expensive and suitable for indoor ornamental use. In addition, containers such as plastic pots, cement pots, and wooden boxes can also be chosen. The size of the pot can be determined according to need and tree size; generally a diameter of 24 cm or more is better.
2. Preparation of potting soil: the potting soil must use culture soil. There are no strict requirements for the ingredients and proportions of the culture soil; generally, 2 parts fertile garden soil, 2 parts leaf mold, and 1 part decomposed livestock and poultry manure are used, or 3 parts garden soil, 1 part furnace slag, and 1 part decomposed high-quality organic fertilizer are mixed. When preparing, first crush and sieve the various ingredients, then mix them evenly in proportion. In short, the prepared potting soil should be rich in nutrients, loose and breathable, retain fertilizer and water, and be slightly acidic, with a pH of 5.5-6.5. The prepared potting soil must be disinfected to kill the pathogens and pests in it. Commonly used disinfection methods include sun exposure and formalin disinfection. Sun exposure is to spread the potting soil thinly and evenly on a cement surface and expose it to the sun for 2-3 d. Formalin disinfection is to spray the potting soil with 5% formalin solution, then seal it with plastic film for fumigation for 1-2 d, then remove the film, and use it after the chemical has evaporated.
3. Planting method: the planting time is after leaf fall in autumn or before bud break in spring. Fill the prepared potting soil to about half the pot, higher in the middle and lower around the sides. After properly pruning the seedling roots, place the seedling in the center of the pot and spread the roots out, with the root crown 3-4 cm from the pot rim, then add potting soil while shaking the pot so that the roots and soil are in close contact, with the potting soil slightly above the root crown, and finally water thoroughly. If the soil sinks after watering and exposes the root crown, add soil to cover the root crown.
4. Peach tree pests include aphids, spider mites, and leaf miners, etc., and the main disease is bacterial shot hole. During the peach bud swelling stage, spray once with 99% Dicide 200-300 times solution or 20% imidacloprid 5000 times solution to control aphids and also prevent spider mites. After flower fall, spray once with zinc-lime solution (zinc sulfate, lime, water in a ratio of 1:4:120) or 72% agricultural streptomycin 3000 times solution to control bacterial shot hole. From April to May, spray 1-2 times with 26% diflubenzuron No. 3 2000 times solution or 1.8% abamectin 5000 times solution to control leaf miners; abamectin can also control spider mites at the same time. Thereafter, spray pesticides in a timely manner to control pests and diseases according to their occurrence.